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W. T. Cosgrave. William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as the president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, leader of the Opposition in both the Free State and Ireland from 1932 to 1944, leader of Fine Gael from 1934 to 1944, founder and leader of ...
William Thomas Cosgrave (born June 5, 1880, Dublin, Ire.—died Nov. 16, 1965, Dublin) was an Irish statesman, who was the first president of the Executive Council (prime minister; 1922–32) of the Irish Free State. At an early age, Cosgrave was attracted to the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin. He became a member of the Dublin Corporation ...
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Cosgrave, William Thomas. Cosgrave, William Thomas (1880–1965), revolutionary and politician, was born 5 June 1880 at 174 James's St., Dublin, second son among three surviving children of Thomas Cosgrave and his wife Bridget (née Nixon). He had a stepbrother and sister from his mother's second marriage to Thomas Burke of Seskin, Co. Tipperary.
Dec 5, 2022 · W. T. Cosgrave: an iron fist in a velvet glove. William Thomas Cosgrave. Photo: Harlingue/Roger Viollet via Getty Images. He was the man who had to follow Michael Collins as head of government ...
Nov 19, 2015 · Born in Dublin in 1880, W. T. Cosgrave (often called Liam) entered the publican business through his father. He, like many others of the time, became actively involved with Sinn Féin following ...
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Cosgrave, W. T.W. T. [William Thomas] Cosgrave (1880–1965), Irish nationalist and head of government, was born in Dublin on 5 June. After education by the Christian Brothers he became a publican. He was active in Arthur Griffith's Sinn Féin and was a member of Dublin Corporation from 1909.
Cosgrave, W. T. Cosgrave, W. T. (1880–1965). President of Executive Council 1922–32, Cosgrave is the least remembered and least colourful of leading politicians of the Irish revolutionary era. He had considerable experience in Dublin corporation before becoming a Sinn Fein MP in 1917, and minister of local government in the Dáil ...
