Patrick McGovern (Irish politician)

{{Short description|Irish politician (1875–1949)}}

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| name = Patrick McGovern

| image =

| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = January 1933

| term_end = June 1943

| constituency = Cavan

| nationality = Irish

| party = {{ubl|Fine Gael|National Centre Party}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date|1875}}

| birth_place = Bawnboy, County Cavan, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|2|7|1875|df=y}}

| death_place = County Cavan, Ireland

| alma_mater =

| education =

| spouse = Dinah McManus

| children = 10

}}

Patrick Gregory McGovern (1875 – 7 February 1949) was an Irish politician. He was born in Clarbally townland near Bawnboy, County Cavan, the son of farmer Gregory McGovern and his wife Mary King of Derrynacreeve, County Cavan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Templeport/Clarbally/1058327/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911|work=nationalarchives.ie|access-date=7 October 2022}} He attended Bawnboy National School. In 1909 he married Dinah McManus and had ten children, seven sons and three daughters, living on Borim (Kinawley), Dernacrieve, Swanlinbar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Swanlinbar/Borim/318591/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911|work=nationalarchives.ie|access-date=7 October 2022}}

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan constituency.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Patrick-McGovern.D.1933-02-08/|title=Patrick McGovern|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=2 May 2009}} He was re-elected at the 1937 general election for the same constituency as a Fine Gael TD, and again re-elected at the 1938 general election. He lost his seat at the 1943 general election.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1827|title=Patrick McGovern|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=2 May 2009}}