Séan T. O'Kelly
second President of Ireland (1882-1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seán Thomas O'Kelly (Irish: Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh; 25 August 1882 – 23 November 1966) was the second President of Ireland from 1945 to 1959. He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1918 until he became President. In the Dáil he was Minister for Local Government (1932–1939) and Minister for Finance (1939–1945). O'Kelly was Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1932 until 1937 and was the first Tánaiste of Éire from 1937 until 1945.
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Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh | |
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2nd President of Ireland | |
In office 25 June 1945 – 24 June 1959 | |
Preceded by | Dubhghlas de hÍde |
Succeeded by | Éamon de Valera |
Personal details | |
Born | (1882-08-25)25 August 1882 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | November 23, 1966 (aged 84) Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Kate Ryan (d) (2) Phyllis O'Kelly |
Profession | politician |
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