John Sweetman

John Sweetman
President of Sinn Féin
In office
1908–1911
Preceded byEdward Martyn
Succeeded byArthur Griffith
Vice President of Sinn Féin
In office
1905–1907
Preceded byNew Office
Succeeded byBulmer Hobson
Member of Parliament
for East Wicklow
In office
July 1892 – 8 April 1895
Preceded byWilliam Joseph Corbet
Succeeded byEdward Peter O'Kelly
Personal details
Born(1844-08-09)9 August 1844
County Dublin, Ireland
Died8 September 1936(1936-09-08) (aged 92)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyIrish National Federation
Sinn Féin

John Sweetman (9 August 1844 – 8 September 1936) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as an Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1890s, but later radicalised. He was one of the founders of Sinn Féin and was the party's president from 1908 to 1911.[1]

  1. ^ "Sweetman archive, National Library of Ireland, Accession No. 6751 (2010)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.