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W. T. Cosgrave. William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as the president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, leader of the Opposition in both the Free State and Ireland from 1932 to 1944, leader of Fine Gael from 1934 to 1944, founder and ...
William Thomas Cosgrave (en irlandés: Liam Tomás Mac Cosgair; 6 de junio de 1880-16 de noviembre de 1965), conocido generalmente como W.T Cosgrave, fue un político Irlandés que sucedió a Michael Collins como cabeza administrativa del Gobierno Provisional Irlandés desde agosto a diciembre de 1922.
William Thomas Cosgrave (born June 5, 1880, Dublin, Ire.—died Nov. 16, 1965, Dublin) was an Irish statesman, who was the first president of the Executive Council (prime minister; 1922–32) of the Irish Free State. At an early age, Cosgrave was attracted to the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin.
Cosgrave, William Thomas. Cosgrave, William Thomas (1880–1965), revolutionary and politician, was born 5 June 1880 at 174 James's St., Dublin, second son among three surviving children of Thomas Cosgrave and his wife Bridget (née Nixon). He had a stepbrother and sister from his mother's second marriage to Thomas Burke of Seskin, Co. Tipperary.
5 de dic. de 2022 · William Thomas Cosgrave Michael Laffan His books include The Partition of Ireland (1983), The Resurrection of Ireland: the Sinn Féin Party, 1916-23 (1999), and Judging W. T. Cosgrave (2014).
15 de nov. de 2014 · Guideline Price: €25. William Thomas Cosgrave was an unlikely revolutionary and politician: mild, pious, conservative, public-spirited, righteous. He could also be harsh with hecklers,...
William Thomas Cosgrave. (1880—1965) president of the executive council of the Irish Free State. Quick Reference. (1880–1965) Irish nationalist and first president of the Irish Free State (1922–32). Born in Dublin, he became an assistant publican before fighting as an Irish Volunteer in the Easter Rising in Dublin (1916).
