Joseph Blowick
Joseph Blowick | |
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Minister for Lands | |
In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957 | |
Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
Preceded by | Thomas Derrig |
Succeeded by | Erskine Childers |
In office 18 February 1948 – 7 March 1951 | |
Taoiseach | John A. Costello |
Preceded by | Seán Moylan |
Succeeded by | Thomas Derrig |
Leader of Clann na Talmhan | |
In office 5 September 1944 – 18 March 1965 | |
Preceded by | Michael Donnellan |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1943 – April 1965 | |
Constituency | Mayo South |
Personal details | |
Born | Belcarra, County Mayo, Ireland | 13 March 1903
Died | 12 August 1970 Belcarra, County Mayo, Ireland | (aged 67)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Clann na Talmhan |
Spouse(s) | Teresa O'Malley (m. 1956; d. 1970) |
Joseph Blowick (13 March 1903 – 12 August 1970) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician who served as Minister for Lands from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957 and Leader of Clann na Talmhan from 1944 to 1965. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency from 1943 to 1965.[1]
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1943 as a Clann na Talmhan TD for Mayo South.[2] He succeeded Michael Donnellan as leader of the party in 1944. Blowick was appointed to the Cabinet in the two Inter-Party governments, serving under John A. Costello as Minister for Lands on both occasions. Blowick was elected to the Dáil at every election until 1965 when he retired from politics.[3]
Blowick was born in Belcarra, County Mayo, on 13 March 1903, the son of John Blowick (a farmer) and Honoria "Norah" (née Madden) Blowick. He had one sister, Nora, and three brothers, all of whom became priests: Rev Stephen, a diocesan parish priest serving at Saint Patrick's Church, in Islandeady, County Mayo; Rev John Blowick, founder of the Maynooth Mission to China (Missionary Society of St. Columban); and Rev Peter, a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Columban.
He died at Belcarra in 1970.
References[]
- ^ "Joseph Blowick". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Joseph Blowick". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Joseph Blowick". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- 1903 births
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