Researching Bernard Commons
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 223 people with the Commons surname? In that year Commons was ranked number 3356 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bernard means "Brave bear" and is of Teutonic origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 595 people with the Commons surname in the UK? Commons is now ranked number 3478 for popularity in the UK. |
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Bernard Commons
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. 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. 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.
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.
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