John Givan (29 September 1837 – 21 January 1895) was an Irish

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1883. Givan was the son of John Givan of

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, County Tyrone, and his wife Margaretta daughter of James Macdonnell. His father was a prominent linen manufacturer. Givan was educated at private schools and became a solicitor in 1870. He was J.P. for Aughnacloy and chairman of the Aughnacloy town commissioners.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1880 general election Givan was elected as one of the two

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(MPs) for

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. He held the seat until 1883, when he resigned to take up an appointment as

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for the

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and

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and for the town of

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. He was a trustee of

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, Derry.Thom's Directory, 1884, page 806
/ref> He died at Martray Manor,

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at the age of 57. Givan married firstly Eliza Hopper, daughter of Samuel Hopper, secondly in 1878 Araminta Reid Ross, daughter of James M Ross of Liscarney Monaghan, and thirdly in 1894, Emily Cooke, daughter of Rev. William Cooke of Kilkenny.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Givan, John 1837 births 1895 deaths UK MPs 1880–1885 People from County Tyrone Irish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Monaghan constituencies (1801–1922)