John Michael Ormonde (15 September 1905 – 25 June 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
John Ormonde | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Posts and Telegraphs | |
| In office 4 December 1957 – 23 June 1959 | |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Neil Blaney |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hilliard |
| Senator | |
| In office 23 June 1965 – 5 November 1969 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1947 – April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Waterford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1905 County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 25 June 1981 (aged 75) County Waterford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Hanna Mary Hickey |
| Children | 4, including Donal |
| Alma mater | De La Salle College Waterford |
Early and personal life
editHe was born 15 September 1905 at Lismore, County Waterford, the son of John Ormonde, shopkeeper, and his wife, Ann Ormonde (née O'Brien). He was educated at the Lismore CBS. A member of Fianna Éireann, he delivered dispatches during the Irish Civil War, until his arrest before his seventeenth birthday in 1923. He was imprisoned in Lismore castle and Fermoy, but he escaped and remained on the run until the end of the civil war.[2]
He attended De La Salle College Waterford and qualified as a teacher in 1928. He was appointed principal of Kilmacthomas national school, County Waterford, in 1932.[2]
He married Hanna Mary Hickey, a nurse, in July 1931. They had one daughter and three sons. His son Donal was a Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford from 1982 to 1987.[2]
Politics
editA founder member of Fianna Fáil in Waterford, he became a member of Waterford County Council.[2] He was elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election in October 1947 as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency. In 1957 he joined the cabinet of Éamon de Valera as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. He served in government until 1959. He lost his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election.[3] He was elected to the Labour Panel at the 1965 election to the 11th Seanad.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "John Ormonde". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Dolan, Anne. "Ormonde, John Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "John Ormonde". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 February 2011.