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Edward McGuire (politician)

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Edward McGuire
Senator
In office
14 August 1951 – 23 June 1965
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
In office
21 April 1948 – 14 August 1951
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born(1901-08-28)28 August 1901
County Waterford, Ireland
Died27 October 1992(1992-10-27) (aged 91)
Political partyIndependent
Spouses
  • Bridget Neary
    (m. 1926; died 1953)
  • Kathleen Rappalle
    (m. 1958)
Children4, including Edward
RelativesJames McGuire (brother)
Education
Alma materUniversity College Dublin (attended)

Edward Augustine McGuire (28 August 1901 – 27 October 1992) was an Irish independent politician, businessman and tennis player.[1]

Biography

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He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Douai School. He enrolled at University College Dublin in 1919, but left after a year to go into business with his father.[1]

He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1948 to 1965. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 6th Seanad in 1948.[2] He was elected to 7th Seanad in 1951 to the Industrial and Commercial Panel, and re-elected in 1954, 1957 and 1961.[3] He lost his seat the 1965 Seanad election.[2]

His father John Francis McGuire was a businessman who bought Brown Thomas department store in Grafton Street, Dublin, in 1933.[1] Under Edward McGuire's direction, the old fashioned business was transformed into the most fashionable store in Dublin.[1] Edward McGuire was managing director and then chairman, until December 1970 when the company was sold to Galen Weston.[1]

In 1926, he married Bridget Neary; and they had four children, one of whom was the painter Edward McGuire. Bridget died in 1953 and Edward married Kathleen Rappalle in 1958.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Manning, Maurice (October 2009). "McGuire, Edward Augustine". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Edward McGuire". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Edward McGuire". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.