Thomas F. O'Higgins

Thomas F. O'Higgins
O'Higgins in 1933
Minister for Defence
In office
18 February 1948 – 7 March 1951
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
Preceded byOscar Traynor
Succeeded bySeán Mac Eoin
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office
7 March 1951 – 13 June 1951
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
Preceded byDaniel Morrissey
Succeeded bySeán Lemass
Leader of the Opposition
In office
11 January 1944 – 9 June 1944
PresidentDouglas Hyde
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera
Preceded byW. T. Cosgrave
Succeeded byRichard Mulcahy
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1948 – 1 November 1953
ConstituencyCork Borough
In office
July 1937 – February 1948
ConstituencyLaois-Offaly
In office
March 1929 – February 1932
ConstituencyDublin North
Personal details
Born(1890-11-20)20 November 1890
Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland
Died1 November 1953(1953-11-01) (aged 62)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Agnes McCarthy
(m. 1915)
Children5, including Tom and Michael
Relatives
EducationClongowes Wood College
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Military service
Branch/serviceNational Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsIrish Civil War

Thomas Francis O'Higgins (20 November 1890 – 1 November 1953) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and medical practitioner who served as Minister for Defence from 1948 to 1951, Minister for Industry and Commerce from March 1951 to June 1951 and Leader of the Opposition from January 1944 to June 1944. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1929 to 1932 and 1937 to 1953.[1]

Following the killing of his father and his brother during the Irish Civil War in the 1920s, he became politically radicalised and joined Cumann na nGaedhael, as well as also briefly becoming the leader of the Blueshirts.

  1. ^ "Thomas Francis O'Higgins". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2011.