Ernest Alton

Ernest Alton

Professor Ernest Henry Alton (1872 – 18 February 1952) was an Irish university professor and an independent Teachta Dála (TD) and Senator.

Born in County Westmeath, Alton graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1896 with honours in classics and philosophy. He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in the 1921 elections, representing the Dublin University constituency as an independent Unionist, he did not participate in the Second Dáil. He was re-elected for the same constituency in the 1922 general election and became a member of the Third Dáil. He was re-elected at the next five general elections until the Dublin University Dáil Éireann constituency was abolished in 1937. He served as a member of the 2nd Seanad and the 3rd Seanad representing the Seanad Éireann Dublin University constituency until 1943 when he retired from politics.

He was professor of Latin at Trinity College, Dublin from 1921 to 1942, and was provost from 1942 until his death in 1952.

References

*Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=8&MemberID=17&ConstID=95

External links

* [http://www.tcd.ie/provost/former/eh_alton.php Biograhpy from Trinity College, Dublin]
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1127 Ernest Alton's electoral history] at ElectionsIreland.org


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