Richard Valentine Jago (1913 – 2 November 1983)[1] was a politician and businessman in Cork city in Ireland. He was Secretary of the Cork Methodist Association in 1940,[2] Lord Mayor of Cork from 1957 to 1958 when a member of the Cork Civic Party,[3] and chairman of the Cork Chamber of commerce from 1964 to 1965.[4]

Valentine Jago
Senator
In office
27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1913 (1913)
Cork, Ireland
Died2 November 1983(1983-11-02) (aged 69–70)
Cork, Ireland
Political party

After the Civic Party's dissolution in 1966 he joined Fianna Fáil and was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach after the 1977 general election,[1] serving until 1981. He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate at the November 1982 general election for the Cork South-Central constituency.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Valentine Jago". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Methodist Churches". Guy's City and County Cork Almanac and Directory. 1940. p. 87.
  3. ^ Bhreatnach, Aoife (2006). Becoming conspicuous: Irish travellers, society and the state, 1922-70. University College Dublin Press. p. 55. ISBN 9781904558613. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Past Presidents". Cork Chamber. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Valentine Jago". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Cork
1957–1958
Succeeded by