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 DAVIN, William (M.P. for Leix and Offaly from 1922); b. February, 1890, in parish of Rathdowney, Queen's County. Educ. in Rathdowney National School, St. Kiernan's College, Kilkenny, and Hughes' Academy, Stephen's Green, Dublin; entered clerical staff of London and North Western Railway at North Wall, April, 1907; promoted Assistant Stationmaster Dun Laoghaire Pier, November, 1920. Representative of Irish Railway Agents, Stationmasters, and Clerks on Executive Committee of Railway Clerks Association for three years, also occupied position of Council Secretary, Branch Secretary, Dublin Branch Chairman, and various other Offices in R.C.A. from 1909; elected with highest average vote (15,167) of any member of the Dail at June, 1922, Elections.

'''DAVISON, Ald. Sir Joseph''', Knt. (1921), High Sheriff, City of Belfast, 1921. Res.: Thelma, Old Cavehill Road, Belfast.

DAWE, Thomas F., Theatre Manager; was interested in production of The Crossing, and Will You Kiss Me? at the Comedy Theatre, 1920, with Mr. Paul Murray and Mr. Donald Calthrop; produced along with Paul Murray The Charm School at the Comedy Theatre, 1920; produced The Golden Moth with Austen Hurgon at the Adelphi Theatre, London, 1921; Director of the Adelphi, Gaiety, and Apollo Theatres; b. in Dublin, 1881; m. Ella Retford. Res.: 1 Wellington Court, Knightsbridge, London, S.W.1.

DAWSON, William, Bar.-at-Law. Educ: Belvedere College (S.J.), Dublin; University College, Dublin; called to Irish Bar, 1904; Hon. Sec. National Literary Society, Dublin; b. 5th Dec, 1877: 2nd son of Charles Dawson (M.P. Carlow, 1880-85, Lord Mayor, Dublin, 1882-83, Comptroller, Rates Dept., Dublin Corporation, 1893-1917); m. 1908, Mary, elder dau. of Charles MacDonnell, J.P., Limerick. Contributes articles, reviews, stories, etc., signed, and over pseudonyms to Irish and English papers, magazines, and reviews. Res.: 9 Wellington Road, Pembroke, Co. Dublin. Club: United Arts, Dublin.

DAWSON, William Richard, O.B.E. (1919), M.D. (1891), F.R.C.P.I. (1899), Lieut.-Col. late R.A.M.C. Educ.: Royal School, Dungannon; T.C.D.; Specialized in Mental Disease, after a period of study at Berlin and Vienna in 1892, and became Assistant Physician at the Royal Asylum, Edinburgh, and later at Farnham House, Finglas, Co. Dublln, in 1894; Resident Medical Superintendent of the latter, 1899 to 1911; appointed H.M. Inspector of Lunatic Asylums in Ireland, 1911, in which year also elected President of Medico-Psychological Association of Great Britain and Ireland; in 1906 had been appointed Investigator under the Royal Commission on the Feeble Minded for the City of Dublin. In 1915 was given Commission as Major in R.A.M.C, and appointed Specialist in Nerve Disease to the troops in Ireland; mentioned in despatches, 1917; promoted Lieut.-Col., and appointed President of Special Medical Board to deal with nerve cases amongst service men; assisted in organising Home of Recovery at Leopardstown Park, near Dublin: demobilised March, 1920; became Chief Medical Officer Ministry of Home Affairs, Northern Ireland 1922; b. 11th September, 1864; eldest son of Very Rev. Abraham Dawson, M.A., Dean of Dromore, and Rector of Seagoe; m. Florence, dau. of R. W. Shekleton, Q.C., 1898. Pubns.: Elements of Pathological Histology; translated and edited from German of Prof. WeichselbaureWeichselbaum [sic], 1895; Role of the Blood supply in Mental Pleasure and Pain, 1900; On Suprarenal Extract in the Treatment of Mental Disease, 1901; The Insanities of Reproduction, Dr. U. Jellett's Manual of Midwifery, 1909; Alcohol and Mental Disease, 1908; Report on Mentally Defective and Epileptic in County Borough of Dublin, 1908; Relation between Geographical Distribution of Insanity and that of certain Social and other Conditions in Ireland,, 1911, etc., etc. Recns.: Mountaineering fishing, photography. Res.: 26 Windsor Park, Belfast. Clubs: Ulster, Belfast; University, Dublin; Swiss Alpine, London and Geneva.

'''DAY. Col. John George''', D.L., J.P. Co. Kerry; J.P. for Bucks; Col., R.E.; served in Afghan War, 1878-80; China, 1900-1, on staff, U.S.A. (Military Order of the Dragon); Waziristan, 1902; Asst. Sec, Military Dept., India, 1892 and 1896-1900; C.R.E., Quetta, and Sec P. W. D. to agent Governor-General, Baluchistan, 1903-4; Sec, Bucks Territl. Force Assoc, 1908-14; Commg. Belfast Dist, 1914-1917; son of late Edward Day, of Edenburn House, Co. Kerry; b. 1854: m. 1893, Ella, dau. of Late Col, Robert Home, C.I.E., R.E. United Service and Kildare Street Clubs, Dublin.

DAY, Robert (M.P. for Cork City from 1922); Secretary Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, Cork.

DEANE, Sir Thomas Manly, B.A., T.C.D., R.H.A., Architect; b. 8th June, 1851; eldest son of Sir Thomas Newenham Deane, R.H.A.. and Henrietta, dau. of Joseph Hutchinson Manly, of Ferney, Blackrock, Co. Cork, and grandson of Sir Thomas Deane, P.R.H.A., of Dundanion Castle, Co. Cork, and Eliza Newenham, his second wife; graduated at T.C.D., June, 1872. Travelling Studentship in Architecture from the Royal Academy, 1876. Architect—in partnership with his father—for Science and Art Museum and National<section end="Deane, Sir Thomas Manly" />