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'''William Edward Thrift''' (28 February 1870 – 23 April 1942) was an |
'''William Edward Thrift''' (28 February 1870 – 23 April 1942) was an Irish university professor and an independent [[Teachta Dála]] (TD). |
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He was educated at [[The High School, Dublin]]. He was elected to the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] at the [[Irish elections, 1921|1921 elections]], representing the [[University of Dublin (constituency)|University of Dublin]] constituency as an independent [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionist]], he did not participate in the [[Second Dáil]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=2&MemberID=1067&ConstID=95|title=Mr. William Thrift|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=2 April 2009}}</ref> He was re-elected for the same constituency at the [[Irish general election, 1922|1922 general election]] and became a member of the [[Third Dáil]]. He was re-elected at the next five general elections until 1937 when he retired from politics.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1130|title=William Thrift|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=2 April 2009}}</ref> |
He was educated at [[The High School, Dublin]]. He was elected to the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] at the [[Irish elections, 1921|1921 elections]], representing the [[University of Dublin (constituency)|University of Dublin]] constituency as an independent [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionist]], he did not participate in the [[Second Dáil]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=2&MemberID=1067&ConstID=95|title=Mr. William Thrift|work=Oireachtas Members Database|accessdate=2 April 2009}}</ref> He was re-elected for the same constituency at the [[Irish general election, 1922|1922 general election]] and became a member of the [[Third Dáil]]. He was re-elected at the next five general elections until 1937 when he retired from politics.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1130|title=William Thrift|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=2 April 2009}}</ref> |
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| NAME = Thrift, William |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish academic and politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 28 February 1870 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 23 April 1942 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Dublin, Ireland |
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Revision as of 18:36, 26 November 2015
William Edward Thrift (28 February 1870 – 23 April 1942) was an Irish university professor and an independent Teachta Dála (TD).
He was educated at The High School, Dublin. He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland at the 1921 elections, representing the University of Dublin constituency as an independent Unionist, he did not participate in the Second Dáil.[1] He was re-elected for the same constituency at the 1922 general election and became a member of the Third Dáil. He was re-elected at the next five general elections until 1937 when he retired from politics.[2]
He was Provost of Trinity College, Dublin from 1937 to 1942.
References
- ^ "Mr. William Thrift". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ "William Thrift". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
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