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Dennis D. Donovan (January 31, 1859 – April 21, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Texas, Ohio, Donovan attended the common schools, and Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso, Indiana. He taught school. He engaged in the mercantile and timber business. He studied law at Valparaiso University School of Law. He was graduated from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1895. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Deshler, Ohio. He was appointed postmaster of Deshler by President Cleveland on July 21, 1885, and served until January 27, 1888. He was mayor of Deshler for two terms. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1887 and 1889.
Donovan was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Deshler, Ohio. He moved to Napoleon, Ohio, in 1897 and continued the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Ohio in 1898. He died in Napoleon, Ohio, on April 21, 1941. He was interred in St. Augustine Cemetery.
He married Ginevra Waltimire of Deshler, Ohio in 1891. He was a member of B.P.O.E. and Knights of Columbus.
Ginevra outlived him, dying on July 1, 1974 at the age of 110.
Sources
- ^ Galbreath, Charles Burleigh (1925). History of Ohio. IV. Chicago: The American Historical Society. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-7812-5367-3.
- ^ Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 370.
- ^ Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. pp. 148–149.
- United States Congress. "Dennis D. Donovan (id: D000420)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Melvin M. Boothman | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 6th congressional district 1891-1893 | Succeeded by George W. Hulick |
| Preceded by Fernando C. Layton | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 5th congressional district 1893-1895 | Succeeded by Francis B. De Witt |
