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'''Bernard Commons''' (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] politician. A farmer by profession, Commons was an unsuccessful candidate at the [[Irish general election, 1943|1943]] and [[Irish general election, 1944|1944]] general elections. He was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[Mayo South by-election, 1945|by-election on 4 December 1945]] as a [[Clann na Talmhan]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Mayo South (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Mayo South]] constituency. The by-election was caused by the appointment of [[Micheál Clery]] of [[Fianna Fáil]] as County Registrar of Dublin. He was re-elected at the [[Irish general election, 1948|1948 general election]] but lost his seat at the [[Irish general election, 1951|1951 general election]]. He was subsequently elected to [[7th Seanad]] on the [[Agricultural Panel]]. He stood unsuccessfully at the [[Irish general election, 1954|1954 general election]] but was elected to the [[8th Seanad]]. He was defeated in the 1957 Seanad election.
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'''Bernard Commons''' (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the [[1943 Irish general election|1943]] and [[1944 Irish general election|1944]] general elections. He was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the [[1945 Mayo South by-election|Mayo South by-election]] on 4 December 1945 as a [[Clann na Talmhan]] [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Mayo South (Dáil constituency)|Mayo South]] constituency.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Bernard-Commons.D.1945-12-04/|title=Bernard Commons|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> The by-election was caused by the appointment of [[Micheál Clery]] of [[Fianna Fáil]] as County Registrar of Dublin.


He was re-elected at the [[1948 Irish general election|1948 general election]] but lost his seat at the [[1951 Irish general election|1951 general election]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2105|title=Bernard Commons|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=8 April 2009}}</ref> He was subsequently elected to [[7th Seanad]] by the [[Agricultural Panel]]. He stood unsuccessfully at the [[1954 Irish general election|1954 general election]] but was elected to the [[8th Seanad]]. He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.<ref name=elecs_irl/>
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==References==
*{{Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=12&MemberID=206&ConstID=145}}


In the early 1940s, Commons was imprisoned for one month in [[Sligo Gaol|Sligo Prison]] for his part in the Mayo land agitation, after which he won a Dáil seat.<ref name=IT_20010117>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2001/0117/01011700043.html|title=TDs who have seen the inside of a cell|author=Colman Cassidy|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=17 January 2001|access-date=13 January 2008}}</ref>
==External links==
*[http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2105 Bernard Commons' electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)


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Latest revision as of 19:01, 20 April 2024

Bernard Commons
Senator
In office
14 August 1951 – 22 May 1957
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
December 1945 – May 1951
ConstituencyMayo South
Personal details
Born(1913-05-15)15 May 1913
County Mayo, Ireland
Died19 April 1965(1965-04-19) (aged 51)
Political partyClann na Talmhan

Bernard Commons (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the Mayo South by-election on 4 December 1945 as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency.[1] The by-election was caused by the appointment of Micheál Clery of Fianna Fáil as County Registrar of Dublin.

He was re-elected at the 1948 general election but lost his seat at the 1951 general election.[2] He was subsequently elected to 7th Seanad by the Agricultural Panel. He stood unsuccessfully at the 1954 general election but was elected to the 8th Seanad. He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election.[2]

In the early 1940s, Commons was imprisoned for one month in Sligo Prison for his part in the Mayo land agitation, after which he won a Dáil seat.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Commons". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Bernard Commons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. ^ Colman Cassidy (17 January 2001). "TDs who have seen the inside of a cell". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
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