David O'Gorman

{{Short description|Irish Farmers' Party politician (c.1865–1945)}}

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| name = David O'Gorman

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = June 1927

| term_end = September 1927

| constituency = Cork East

| nationality = Irish

| party = Farmers' Party

| birth_date = c. 1865

| birth_place = Youghal, County Cork, Ireland

| death_date = {{death year and age|1945|1865}}

| death_place = County Cork, Ireland

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| relatives = Thomas Lundon (son-in-law)

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David Leo O'Gorman (c. 1865–1945) was an Irish politician. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1923 general election. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork East constituency.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/David-Leo-O'Gorman.D.1927-06-23/|title=David O'Gorman|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=5 April 2009}} He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1186|title=David O'Gorman|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=5 April 2009}}

O'Gorman was a native of Youghal. At the time of his election as a TD, he was a member of the governing body of University College Cork and chairman of Cork County Council. His son-in-law was Irish Parliamentary Party MP Thomas Lundon.Irish Independent, 15 June 1927.

In 1933, O'Gorman was vice-chairman of Cork County Council and lived at Janeville, Fermoy, County Cork.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In April 1941, he was chairman of Cork County Council.The Irish Times, 18 April 1941.

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