Edmund William Eyre (c. 1856 – 7 July 1929) was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1928.[1] A former official of Dublin Corporation, he was nominated to the Seanad by the President of the Executive Council in 1922 for 6 years.[2] He did not contest the 1928 Seanad election.[1]
Edmund W. Eyre | |
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.jpg) Eyre in 1922 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 12 December 1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1856 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 7 July 1929 (aged 72–73) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
Eyre, the son of a solicitor, was City Treasurer of Dublin for twenty-eight years up to 1921.[3] He retired from the Seanad on the grounds of ill health and died at his home at Stillorgan, Dublin, on 7 July 1929 aged 73.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Edmund Eyre". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – Eyre, Edmund W". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Belfast Telegraph, 8 July 1929, p.6
- ^ Freeman's Journal, 26 October 1921, p.6