Seán O'Donovan
O'Donovan in 1923
Senator
In office 22 May 1957 – 5 November 1969
In office 14 August 1951 – 22 July 1954
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
In office 27 April 1938 – 21 April 1948
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born	John James O'Donovan (1893-08-15)15 August 1893 Dublin, Ireland
Died	22 February 1975(1975-02-22) (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Kathleen Boland
Children	5

Seán O'Donovan (15 August 1893 – 22 February 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and vet. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1948, 1951 to 1954 and 1957 to 1969. He was first elected to the 2nd Seanad in 1938 by the Cultural and Educational Panel.^[1] He did not serve in the 6th or 8th Seanad. From 1951 onwards, he was nominated by the Taoiseach.^[1] He lost his seat at the 1969 Seanad election.

He was married to Kathleen Boland, the sister of Irish politicians Harry Boland and Gerald Boland.