Sir John Esmonde | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office February 1973 – June 1977 | |
Constituency | Wexford |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 27 June 1928
Died | 16 May 1987 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 58)
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse | Pamela Mary Bourke |
Children | 5 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Sir John Esmonde (uncle) |
Education | Blackrock College |
Alma mater | |
Sir John Henry Grattan Esmonde, 16th Baronet, of the Esmonde baronets, (27 June 1928 – 16 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A barrister by profession, he was made a senior counsel. Esmonde was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1973 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1977 general election.[2] The outgoing government appointed him as a judge of the Circuit Court. He was assigned to the Western Circuit, and served as the Circuit judge there until his death.
His uncle Sir John Esmonde, 14th Baronet, was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1937 to 1951 and his father Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet, was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1951 to 1973.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "John Grattan Esmonde". Oireachtas Members Database. 24 May 1977. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Grattan Esmonde". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ White, Lawrence William. "Esmonde, Sir John Lymbrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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[edit]- 1928 births
- 1987 deaths
- Fine Gael TDs
- Irish Senior Counsel
- Members of the 20th Dáil
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Politicians from County Wexford
- Circuit Court (Ireland) judges
- People educated at Blackrock College
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Alumni of King's Inns
- Lawyers from County Wexford
- 20th-century Irish judges