Erskine Hamilton Childers | |
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 Childers in 1971 | |
| 4th President of Ireland | |
| In office 25 June 1973 – 17 November 1974 | |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh |
| Tánaiste | |
| In office 2 July 1969 – 14 March 1973 | |
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Preceded by | Frank Aiken |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Corish |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 2 July 1969 – 14 March 1973 | |
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Preceded by | Seán Flanagan |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Corish |
| Minister for Transport and Power | |
| In office 27 June 1959 – 2 July 1969 | |
| Taoiseach |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | |
| In office 10 November 1966 – 2 July 1969 | |
| Taoiseach | Jack Lynch |
| Preceded by | Joseph Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Lalor |
| In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | James Everett |
| Succeeded by | Michael Keyes |
| Minister for Lands | |
| In office 27 March 1957 – 23 July 1959 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Mícheál Ó Móráin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Blowick |
| Parliamentary Secretary | |
| 1944–1948 | Local Government and Public Health |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1961 – 23 June 1973 | |
| Constituency | Monaghan |
| In office February 1948 – October 1961 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| In office June 1938 – February 1948 | |
| Constituency | Athlone–Longford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1905 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 17 November 1974 (aged 68) Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 7, including Erskine Barton and Nessa |
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Erskine Hamilton Childers (11 December 1905 – 17 November 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the fourth president of Ireland from June 1973 to November 1974. He is the only Irish president to have died in office. He also served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Transport and Power from 1959 to 1969, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1951 to 1954 and 1966 to 1969, Minister for Lands from 1957 to 1959 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1944 to 1948. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1938 to 1973.[1]
His father Robert Erskine Childers, an Irish republican and author of the espionage thriller The Riddle of the Sands, was executed during the Irish Civil War.
- ^ "Erskine Hamilton Childers". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2010.