Henry McDevitt

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]

Henry McDevitt
Teachta Dála
In office June 1938 – June 1943
Constituency	Donegal East
Personal details
Born	1904 (1904) County Donegal, Ireland
Died	4 January 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 61–62) County Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Relatives	Mark Reckless (grandson)

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]

References

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.