Sir John Esmonde, 16th Baronet explained

Sir John Esmonde
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 1973
Term End:June 1977
Constituency:Wexford
Party:Fine Gael
Birth Date:27 June 1928
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Children:5
Spouse:Pamela Mary Bourke
Father:Sir Anthony Esmonde
Relatives:Sir John Esmonde (uncle)
Education:Blackrock College

Sir John Henry Grattan Esmonde, 16th Baronet, of the Esmonde baronets, (27 June 1928 – 16 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A Senior Counsel by profession, 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Grattan Esmonde. Oireachtas Members Database. 24 May 1977. 9 April 2009.
  2. Web site: John Grattan Esmonde. ElectionsIreland.org. 9 April 2009.
  3. Web site: Esmonde, Sir John Lymbrick. Dictionary of Irish Biography. White. Lawrence William. 20 December 2022.