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Henry McDevitt

Henry Aloysius McDevitt was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister. He was elected, at his second attempt, to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency at the 1938 general election. He did not contest the 1943 general election.

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Henry McDevitt
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1938 – June 1943
ConstituencyDonegal East
Personal details
Born1904 (1904)
County Donegal, Ireland
Died4 January 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 61–62)
County Donegal, Ireland
PartyFianna Fáil
RelativesMark Reckless (grandson)

Henry Aloysius McDevitt (1904 – 4 January 1966) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister. He was elected, at his second attempt, to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency at the 1938 general election.1 He did not contest the 1943 general election.2

McDevitt's grandson is Mark Reckless a former MP for Rochester and Strood (2010–2015),3 and a former Member of the Senedd for South Wales East (2016-2021).4

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  1. "Henry McDevitt". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  2. "Henry McDevitt". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. "Over A Third Of Irish Want To Leave Euro For Pound". Mark Reckless MP. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. "Grandson of FF TD in Donegal elected to Welsh Assembly for Eurosceptic UKIP". Donegal Now. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.