James White (Irish businessman)

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(James) "Jim" White (born 2 January 1938) is an Irish businessman and hotelier, and a former Fine Gael Teachtaí Dála (TD) for constituencies in County Donegal.

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1973 general election as Fine Gael TD for the Donegal–Leitrim constituency. 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 retired from politics at the February 1982 general election.

His Ballyshannon-based company, the White's Hotel Group [1], owns several large hotels in the spa town of Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, renowned for its annual matchmaking festival.

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Name	White, James
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Short description	Iris politician and businessman
Date of birth	2 January 1938
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