James White (Irish politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish politician and businessman, born 1938
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About James White (Irish politician)
- James White (2 January 1938 – 2 September 2014) was an Irish businessman and hotelier, and a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for constituencies in County Donegal.He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as Fine Gael TD for the Donegal–Leitrim constituency at the 1973 general election.
- He was re-elected at the 1977 general election as the TD for the new Donegal constituency.
- After further boundary changes, he was re-elected at the 1981 general election as the TD for Donegal South-West, and did not contest the February 1982 general election.
- He stood again for Donegal South-West at the 1992 and 2002 general elections but was not elected on either occasion.His Ballyshannon-based company, the White's Hotel Group, owns several large hotels in the spa town of Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, renowned for its annual matchmaking festival. He died on 2 September 2014.
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