Andrew Beattie (politician)

Andrew Beattie (politician)

Sir Andrew Beattie was an Irish politician and public servant.

For many years, both before and after the creation of the Irish Free State, he led the Unionist group on the Dublin City Council, of which he was an Alderman. He was also High Sheriff of Dublin, a Deputy Lieutenant for the City of Dublin, Commissioner of National Education for Ireland, and a Senator of the short-lived Parliament of Southern Ireland.

He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours for his services to Dublin [LondonGazette |issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |startpage=2 |supp=yes] and was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1921 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".

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