Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet

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Osmond Esmonde
Teachta Dála
In office
September 1927 – 22 July 1936
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyWexford
Personal details
Born(1896-04-04)4 April 1896
County Wexford, Ireland
Died22 July 1936(1936-07-22) (aged 40)
County Wexford, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political party
RelativesSir Thomas Esmonde (father)
EducationDownside School
Alma mater
Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet
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CrestOut of a mural crown Gules a head in profile wearing a helmet all Proper.
BlazonErmine on a chief Gules three mullets Argent.
MottoMalo Mori Quam Foedari (Had Rather Die Than Be Dishonoured) [1]

Sir Osmond Thomas Grattan Esmonde, 12th Baronet (4 April 1896 – 22 July 1936) was an Irish diplomat and Cumann na nGaedheal (and later Fine Gael) politician.[2]

He was born in Ballynastragh, Gorey, County Wexford in 1896, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Esmonde.[3] He was educated at Mount St Benedict School in Gorey; and the Downside School. He attended Balliol College, Oxford and University College Dublin, though he did not graduate from either.[3]

After the 1916 Easter Rising, he joined Sinn Féin and campaigned at the 1918 general election for Roger Sweetman in Wexford North, even though his father was the sitting MP and Irish Parliamentary Party candidate.[3]

Esmonde was first elected to the 4th Dáil at the 1923 general election as Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency. He did not contest the June 1927 general election, but was returned to the 6th Dáil in the September 1927 general election. He was re-elected at the 1932 general election, and again at the 1933 general election.[4]

After his death aged 40 on 22 July 1936,[5] the consequent by-election for his seat in Dáil Éireann was held on 17 August, and won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Denis Allen.

He never married and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his uncle .[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1878.
  2. ^ "Osmond T. Grattan Esmonde". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Esmonde, Sir Osmond Thomas Grattan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Sir Osmond Esmonde". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Death of Deputy Sir Osmond Esmonde". Houses of the Oireachtas. 22 July 1936. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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