Sydney Minch
Irish politician (1893–1970)
Sydney Minch | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – June 1938 | |
| Constituency | Carlow–Kildare |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
| Constituency | Kildare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-06-14)14 June 1893 Athy, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 25 March 1970(1970-03-25) (aged 76) County Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Other political affiliations | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Spouse | Cynthia Balfe |
| Children | 5 |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 16th (Irish) Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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Sydney Basil Minch (14 June 1893 – 25 March 1970) was an Irish politician, army officer and brewer.[1]
He was born 14 June 1893 in Rockfield, Athy, County Kildare, one of five sons of Matthew Minch, nationalist and anti-Parnellite MP for Kildare South, and Agnes Minch (née Hayden).[1]
He was educated at the Dominican convent, Wicklow; Belvedere College, Dublin and Clongowes Wood College. He fought with the 16th (Irish) Division at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War I, achieving the rank of captain.[2]
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1932 general election.[3] He was re-elected at the 1933 general election.[4] At the 1937 general election, he was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kildare constituency. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. A prominent figure in the Blueshirts, he was the first TD to wear a symbolic blue shirt in Dáil Éireann on 27 September 1933, but was opposed to the fascistic tendencies of the organisation.[1]
On leaving politics he became a director of the family malt firm, Minch, Norton & Co.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Coleman, Marie. "Minch, Sydney Basil". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Eye on the past – The Eucharistic Congress of 1932". 3 July 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Sydney Minch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Sydney Minch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Kildare constituency
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||
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| 4th | 1923 | Hugh Colohan (Lab) | John Conlan (FP) | George Wolfe (CnaG) | |||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Domhnall Ua Buachalla (FF) | |||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | ||||||
| 1931 by-election | Thomas Harris (FF) | ||||||
| 7th | 1932 | William Norton (Lab) | Sydney Minch (CnaG) | ||||
| 8th | 1933 | ||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Carlow–Kildare | |||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 1948 | William Norton (Lab) | Thomas Harris (FF) | Gerard Sweetman (FG) | 3 seats until 1961 | 3 seats until 1961 | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | ||||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | ||||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Patrick Dooley (FF) | |||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Brendan Crinion (FF) | 4 seats 1961–1969 | ||||||||
| 1964 by-election | Terence Boylan (FF) | ||||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Patrick Norton (Lab) | |||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Paddy Power (FF) | 3 seats 1969–1981 | 3 seats 1969–1981 | |||||||
| 1970 by-election | Patrick Malone (FG) | ||||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | Joseph Bermingham (Lab) | |||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Charlie McCreevy (FF) | |||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Bernard Durkan (FG) | Alan Dukes (FG) | ||||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Gerry Brady (FF) | |||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Bernard Durkan (FG) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Emmet Stagg (Lab) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Seán Power (FF) | |||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | ||||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Constituency abolished. See Kildare North and Kildare South | |||||||||
