John A. K. Donovan

John A. K. Donovan
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 29 district
In office
January 9, 1952 – January 7, 1964
Preceded byAndrew W. Clarke
Succeeded byOmer L. Hirst
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Personal details
BornJune 23, 1907
Edgewood, Rhode Island
DiedJanuary 1, 1993 (aged 85)
Arlington, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Virginia Donovan
ChildrenAnne Larson, Mary Mulhern
Alma materGeorgetown University
George Washington University
OccupationDog breeder, author
ProfessionAttorney

John Amadeus Kiernan Donovan (June 23, 1907 – January 1, 1993) was an attorney, writer, dog breeder and Virginia Democratic politician who served part-time in the Virginia Senate representing Fairfax County from 1952 until 1964.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ C. Griffith Dodson, The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia 1939-1960 (Richmond, 1961) pp. 524
  2. ^ "JOHN DONOVAN, VA. STATE SENATOR IN '50S, DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ^ The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia: 1962-1981 (Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia 1983 pp. 96-97