Jeremiah Donovan

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Jeremiah Donovan (October 18, 1857 - April 22, 1935) was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut where he attended the public schools and was graduated from Ridgefield Academy. He moved to South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1870 and engaged in the retail liquor business until 1898 when he retired. His saloon at the corner of Washington and Water streets is still in business, now named the Bulldog Bar & Grill.^[1] Donovan was a member of the city council and also served as deputy sheriff.

Donovan was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from 1896 to 1916. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1903 and 1904 and served in the Connecticut Senate 1905-1909. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress. He was the mayor of the city of Norwalk, Connecticut 1917-1921. He retired before dying in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1935. He was buried St. John’s Cemetery.

[edit] See also

• South Norwalk, Connecticut for a description of Donovan's saloon

[edit] References

• Jeremiah Donovan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

1. ^ Stelloh, Tom, "Donovan's by any other name: Under new management, pub rehangs boxers' pictures", news article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, April 2, 2007, page A7