George Gavan Duffy | |
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President of the High Court | |
In office 4 May 1946 – 20 June 1951 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
Preceded by | Conor Maguire |
Succeeded by | Cahir Davitt |
Judge of the High Court | |
In office 2 July 1936 – 20 June 1951 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 10 January 1922 – 25 July 1922 | |
President | Michael Collins |
Preceded by | Arthur Griffith |
Succeeded by | Arthur Griffith |
Teachta Dála | |
In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Dublin County |
Member of Parliament | |
In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
Preceded by | Michael Louis Hearn |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Constituency | Dublin South |
Personal details | |
Born | Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England | 21 October 1882
Died | 10 June 1951 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 68)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Spouse |
Margaret Sullivan (m. 1908) |
Children | 2 |
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Relatives |
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Education | Stonyhurst College |
Alma mater | University of London |
George Gavan Duffy (21 October 1882 – 10 June 1951) was an Irish politician, barrister and judge who served as President of the High Court from 1946 to 1951, a Judge of the High Court from 1936 to 1951 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from January 1922 to July 1922. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1921 to 1923. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dublin South constituency from 1918 to 1921.[1]