Bernard Commons

Bernard Commons (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, Commons was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1943 and 1944 general elections. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the by-election on 4 December 1945 as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency. The by-election was caused by the appointment of Michael 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. He was subsequently elected to 7th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel. He stood unsuccessfully at the 1954 general election but was elected to the 8th Seanad. He was defeated in the 1957 Seanad election.

References

*Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=12&MemberID=206&ConstID=145

External links

* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2105 Bernard Commons' electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)