John Patrick Donaghy (died 2 October 1987) was an

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and a

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. Born into a

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family, Donaghy studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast, graduating in 1943, and working at the

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from 1948 until his retirement in 1984. He also lectured at Queen's University."J. P. Donaghy", '' British Medical Journal'' vol.295, 7 November 1987, p.1215 From 1953 until 1969, Donaghy served in the

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, first as an

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,"Northern Senate election", ''

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'', 23 May 1953 then for the Nationalist Party.Fergus Pyle, "Morgan nominated for N.I. Senate", ''

'', 21 May 1969 There, he attempted to promote the

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. In his spare time, he served as a leading member of the Down and Connor Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, the Catholic Doctors' Guild of Saint Luke, Cosmos and Damian and the Irish Association of Catholic Doctors. Also a commissioner of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland, he was awarded the

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medal in 1986.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Donaghy, John Patrick Year of birth missing 1987 deaths Academics of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Independent members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Nationalist Party (Ireland) members of the Senate of Northern Ireland