Bernard Commons (15 May 1913 – 19 April 1965) was an Irish politician. A farmer by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the

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and

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general elections. He was elected to

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at the Mayo South by-election on 4 December 1945 as a

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(TD) for the Mayo South constituency. The by-election was caused by the appointment of

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as County Registrar of Dublin. He was re-elected at the 1948 general election but lost his seat at the 1951 general election. He was subsequently elected to

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by the Agricultural Panel. He stood unsuccessfully at the 1954 general election but was elected to the 8th Seanad. He was defeated at the 1957 Seanad election. In the early 1940s, Commons was imprisoned for one month in Sligo Prison for his part in the Mayo land agitation, after which he won a Dáil seat.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Commons, Bernard 1913 births 1965 deaths Clann na Talmhan TDs Clann na Talmhan senators Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 13th Dáil Members of the 7th Seanad Members of the 8th Seanad Politicians from County Mayo 20th-century Irish farmers Agricultural Panel senators

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