Mark Deering
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| Constituency | Wicklow |
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| Party | Fine Gael |
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Mark Joseph Deering (6 March 1900 – 26 April 1973) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.
Early life
Mark Joseph Deering was born on 6 March 1900 in Milltown, Dunlavin, County Wicklow. He was the son of Mark Deering, a farmer, and Catherine née Costello.[1]
Rugby
Deering played for the Ireland national rugby union team against Wales at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast on 9 March 1929.[2]
Political career
Deering first stood for election at the 1951 general election but was not successful. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency at the 1953 by-election caused by the death of Thomas Brennan of Fianna Fáil.[3]
He was re-elected at the 1954 general election but lost his seat at the 1957 general election.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1965 general election.[4]
Death
Deering died on 26 April 1973. He was buried in Hollywood, County Wicklow.
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- ^ Birth registration for Mark Joseph Deering, son of Mark Patrick Deering, farmer, and Catherine Deering formerly Costello, Milltown, Dunlavin on 6 March 1900 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1900/02007/1771577.pdf
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MARK DEERING Ireland". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mark Deering". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mark Deering". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
