Hugh Kennedy | |
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1st Chief Justice of Ireland | |
In office 24 June 1924 – 1 December 1936 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Tim Healy |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Timothy Sullivan |
Judge of the Supreme Court | |
In office 24 June 1924 – 1 December 1936 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Tim Healy |
1st Attorney General of Ireland | |
In office 31 January 1922 – 5 June 1924 | |
Taoiseach | W. T. Cosgrave |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | John O'Byrne |
Teachta Dála | |
In office October 1923 – November 1924 | |
Constituency | Dublin South |
Personal details | |
Born | Abbotstown, Dublin, Ireland | 11 July 1879
Died | 1 December 1936 Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 57)
Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
Spouse |
Clare Murphy (m. 1911) |
Relatives | Mary Olivia Kennedy (sister) |
Alma mater | |
Hugh Edward Kennedy (11 July 1879 – 1 December 1936) was an Irish judge, politician and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1924 to 1936, a judge of the Supreme Court from 1924 to 1936 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1922 to 1924. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1923 to 1924. As a member of the Irish Free State Constitution Commission, he was also one of the constitutional architects of the Irish Free State.[1]