Mark Deering
{{Short description|Irish politician (1900–1973)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| office = Teachta Dála
| term_start = June 1953
| term_end = March 1957
| constituency = Wicklow
| party = Fine Gael
| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|4|26|1900|3|6|df=y}}
| death_place = County Wicklow, Ireland
| children =
| spouse = Rosaleen Deering
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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.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
Rugby
Deering played for the Ireland national rugby union team against Wales at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast on 9 March 1929.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/3665.html|title=MARK DEERING Ireland|work=ESPNscrum|access-date=4 August 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Mark-Deering.D.1953-06-18/|title=Mark Deering|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=6 December 2008}}
He was re-elected at the 1954 general election but lost his seat at the 1957 general election.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2457|title=Mark Deering|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=6 December 2008}} He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1965 general election.
Death
Deering died on 26 April 1973. He was buried in Hollywood, County Wicklow.
References
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Category:Members of the 14th Dáil
Category:Members of the 15th Dáil
Category:Politicians from County Wicklow
Category:20th-century Irish farmers