Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 11th Baronet, KHS (21 September 1862 – 15 September 1935) was an Irish Home Rule nationalist politician and author.[2]
Politics[]
Esmonde was elected Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the constituencies South Dublin 1885–1892, West Kerry 1892–1900 and North Wexford 1900–1918 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He also sat as an independent Senator in the Oireachtas from 1922 to 1934.[3] He was High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1887.
Personal life[]
He was the son of Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet and his wife Louisa, daughter of Henry Grattan.[4]
Louisa and Esmonde had five children:
- Alngelda Barbara Mary Grattan Esmonde
- Eithne Moira Grattan Esmonde; married her second cousin Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet
- Patricia Alison Louisa Grattan Esmonde
- Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet (1896–1936)
- John Henry Grattan Esmonde (1899–1916); killed in the Battle of Jutland
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.[5]
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. |
Motto | Malo Mori Quam Foedari (Had Rather Die Than Be Dishonoured) [6] |
Honours[]
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ by George Petrie from Brewer, Vol. 2: where it is stated that it was published by Sherwood 1 May 1826 and engraved by James Sargant Storer and Henry Sargant Storer
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sir T. H. Gratton Esmonde: Nationalist Whip and Sinn Fein Senator". The Times. 16 September 1935. p. 14.
- ^ "Thomas Esmonde". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Robert Henry Mair, ed. (1886). Debrett's House of Commons and The Judicial Bench 1886. London: Dean and Son. p. 48. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "The destruction of Ballynastragh House, Gorey, March 1923". The Archaeology of Conflict: Wexford in the Civil War, 1922-1923. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1878.
- ^ Notable Irish Members (Historic): Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde
External links[]
- Esmonde Family Tree
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Esmonde
- Portraits of Sir Thomas Esmonde at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin:
- 1862 births
- 1935 deaths
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