Sir Thomas Esmonde | |
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![]() Esmonde in 1907 | |
Senator | |
In office 11 December 1922 – 12 December 1934 | |
Member of Parliament for North Wexford | |
In office October 1900 – December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Joseph Healy |
Succeeded by | Roger Sweetman |
Member of Parliament for West Kerry | |
In office July 1892 – October 1900 | |
Preceded by | Edward Harrington |
Succeeded by | Thomas O'Donnell |
Member of Parliament for South Dublin | |
In office December 1885 – July 1892 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Horace Plunkett |
Personal details | |
Born | County Wexford, Ireland | 21 September 1862
Died | 15 September 1935 County Wexford, Ireland | (aged 72)
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Residence(s) | Ballynastragh House, Gorey, County Wexford |
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 11th Baronet, KHS (21 September 1862 – 15 September 1935) was an Irish Home Rule nationalist politician and author. [2]
Esmonde was elected Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the constituencies South Dublin from 1885 to 1892; West Kerry from 1892 to 1900; and North Wexford from 1900 to 1918. He also sat as an independent Senator in the Oireachtas from 1922 to 1934. [3] [4] He was High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1887. [2]
He was the son of Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet and his wife Louisa, daughter of Henry Grattan. [5]
In July 1891, he married Alice Donovan of Tralee. [6] Alice and Esmonde had five children:
Alice died in December 1922, and in September 1924 Esmonde married Anna Frances Levins. [6]
Esmonde's home, Ballynastragh House, located near Gorey, County Wexford, and dating from the 17th century, was burned down on 9 March 1923 by members of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. The house was rebuilt on a much smaller scale in 1937. [7]
Esmonde was a frequent traveller and author of articles on Irish folklore and antiquities, as well as a memoir, Hunting Memories of Many Lands (1920). [2] He died in Dublin, six days before his 73rd birthday. [2]
Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet | |
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Crest | Out of a mural crown Gules a head in profile wearing a helmet all Proper. |
Shield | Ermine on a chief Gules three mullets Argent. |
Motto | Malo Mori Quam Foedari (Had Rather Die Than Be Dishonoured) [8] |
In 1902 he founded the Enniscorthy Echo in co-operation with William Sears. [9]
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. [10]
Sir Thomas Esmonde | |
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![]() Esmonde in 1907 | |
Senator | |
In office 11 December 1922 – 12 December 1934 | |
Member of Parliament for North Wexford | |
In office October 1900 – December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Joseph Healy |
Succeeded by | Roger Sweetman |
Member of Parliament for West Kerry | |
In office July 1892 – October 1900 | |
Preceded by | Edward Harrington |
Succeeded by | Thomas O'Donnell |
Member of Parliament for South Dublin | |
In office December 1885 – July 1892 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Horace Plunkett |
Personal details | |
Born | County Wexford, Ireland | 21 September 1862
Died | 15 September 1935 County Wexford, Ireland | (aged 72)
Political party |
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Spouses |
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Parent |
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Residence(s) | Ballynastragh House, Gorey, County Wexford |
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 11th Baronet, KHS (21 September 1862 – 15 September 1935) was an Irish Home Rule nationalist politician and author. [2]
Esmonde was elected Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the constituencies South Dublin from 1885 to 1892; West Kerry from 1892 to 1900; and North Wexford from 1900 to 1918. He also sat as an independent Senator in the Oireachtas from 1922 to 1934. [3] [4] He was High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1887. [2]
He was the son of Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet and his wife Louisa, daughter of Henry Grattan. [5]
In July 1891, he married Alice Donovan of Tralee. [6] Alice and Esmonde had five children:
Alice died in December 1922, and in September 1924 Esmonde married Anna Frances Levins. [6]
Esmonde's home, Ballynastragh House, located near Gorey, County Wexford, and dating from the 17th century, was burned down on 9 March 1923 by members of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. The house was rebuilt on a much smaller scale in 1937. [7]
Esmonde was a frequent traveller and author of articles on Irish folklore and antiquities, as well as a memoir, Hunting Memories of Many Lands (1920). [2] He died in Dublin, six days before his 73rd birthday. [2]
Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet | |
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Crest | Out of a mural crown Gules a head in profile wearing a helmet all Proper. |
Shield | Ermine on a chief Gules three mullets Argent. |
Motto | Malo Mori Quam Foedari (Had Rather Die Than Be Dishonoured) [8] |
In 1902 he founded the Enniscorthy Echo in co-operation with William Sears. [9]
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. [10]