- Conor Maguire
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Conor Alexander Maguire (1889 – 26 September 1971) was an Irish politician, lawyer and judge. He was a founding member of the Legal and Economic Society in UCD in 1911; now known as the University College Dublin Law Society. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the National University of Ireland constituency at the 1932 general election and was re-elected at the 1933 general election.[1] He was appointed as Attorney General of the Irish Free State in March 1932.[2] In November 1936, he resigned as Attorney General and as a TD on his appointment as a High Court judge. In 1946, he was appointed as Chief Justice of Ireland, that is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland, where he served until 1961.
References
- ^ "Mr. Conor Maguire". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=7&MemberID=682&ConstID=156. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Conor Maguire". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1735. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
Legal offices Preceded by
John A. CostelloAttorney General of Ireland
1932–1936Succeeded by
James GeogheganPreceded by
Timothy SullivanChief Justice of Ireland
1946–1961Succeeded by
Cearbhall Ó DálaighAttorneys General of Ireland Irish Free State Hugh Kennedy · John O'Byrne · John A. Costello · Conor Maguire · James Geoghegan · Patrick Lynch
Ireland Patrick Lynch · Kevin Haugh · Kevin Dixon · Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh · Cecil Lavery · Charles Casey · Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh · Thomas Teevan · Aindrias Ó Caoimh · Patrick McGilligan · Aindrias Ó Caoimh · Colm Condon · Declan Costello · John Kelly · Anthony J. Hederman · Peter Sutherland · Patrick Connolly · John L. Murray · Peter Sutherland · John Rogers · John L. Murray · Harry Whelehan · Eoghan Fitzsimons · Dermot Gleeson · David Byrne · Michael McDowell · Rory Brady · Paul Gallagher · Máire Whelan
Chief Justices of Ireland Hugh Kennedy · Timothy Sullivan · Conor Maguire · Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh · William FitzGerald · Tom O'Higgins · Thomas Finlay · Liam Hamilton · Ronan Keane · John L. Murray · Susan Denham
Categories:- 1889 births
- 1971 deaths
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