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{{InfoboxShort description|American politician (1857–1935)}}
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|office2=Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Connecticut's [[Connecticut's 4th congressional district|4th]] District
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'''Jeremiah Donovan''' (October 18, 1857 – April 22, 1935) was a saloon owner and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]. He was a member of the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] in 1903 and 1904. He served in the [[Connecticut Senate]] representing the [[Connecticut's 26th Senate district|26th District]] from 1905 to 1909, and from 1911 to 1913. He served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Connecticut's 4th congressional district]] from 1913 to 1915. He was the 17th [[List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut|mayor]] of the city of [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] from 1917 to 1921.
 
== Early life ==
He was born in [[Ridgefield, Connecticut]]<ref name="bdusc"/> where he attended the public schools and was graduated from [[Ridgefield Academy]]. He moved to [[South Norwalk]] in 1870. andHe engaged in the [[Drinking establishment|retail liquor business]] until 1898 when he retired. His saloon at the corner of Washington and Water streets is still in business, now named Donovan's and Mackenzie's.
 
== Political career ==
Donovan was a member of the Norwalk city council and also served as deputy sheriff. Donovan was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] from 1896 to 1916. He was a member of the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] in 1903 and 1904 and served in the [[Connecticut Senate]] 1905-1909. He was elected to the [[63rd United States Congress|Sixty-third Congress]] from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915, but and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the [[64th United States Congress|Sixty-fourth Congress]]. He was the [[List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut|mayor]] of the city of [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] 1917-1921. He retired before dying in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1935. He was buried at St. John’sJohn's Cemetery.
 
==References==
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*{{Find a Grave|7374860}}
 
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| NAME= Donovan, Jeremiah
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION=American politician
| DATE OF BIRTH=October 18, 1857
| PLACE OF BIRTH=Ridgefield, Connecticut
| DATE OF DEATH=April 22, 1935
| PLACE OF DEATH=Norwalk, Connecticut
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[[Category:1857 births]]
[[Category:1935 deaths]]
[[Category:Burials in Saint John's Cemetery (Norwalk, Connecticut)]]
[[Category:Connecticut city council members]]
[[Category:Democratic Party Connecticut Democratsstate senators]]
[[Category:Connecticut State SenatorsSaloonkeepers]]
[[Category:Drinking establishment owners]]
[[Category:Mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut]]
[[Category:MembersDemocratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut]]▼
[[Category:People from Ridgefield, Connecticut]]
▲[[Category:MembersDemocratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut]]
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