Irish Fianna Fáil politician, businessman and lawyer (1910–1982)
Vivion Laurence de Valera (13 December 1910 – 16 February 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, businessman and lawyer who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1945 to 1981.[1]
He was the eldest child of Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera .[2] He was named after his paternal grandfather, Juan Vivion de Valera.
Born in Dublin in 1910, Vivion de Valera was educated at Blackrock College , University College Dublin (MSc, PhD) and King's Inns . While at UCD, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society . He was called to the Bar in 1937. After military service in the Cavalry Corps of the Army Reserve during The Emergency , de Valera retired from the army with the rank of Major .[3] For this reason he was often referred to as Major de Valera, including in the Dáil reports.[4]
In 1945, he embarked on a political career, being elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West at a by-election following the resignation of Fianna Fáil TD Seán T. O'Kelly on his election as President of Ireland . He served in Dáil Éireann until 1981.[5] He was a director of The Irish Press from 1932 until 1982 and managing director from 1951 until 1982.[2]
Vivion de Valera died in Bray in 1982. He was also the uncle of former ministers and TDs Síle de Valera and Éamon Ó Cuív .[2]
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