Conor Alexander Maguire (16 December 1889 – 26 September 1971) was an Irish politician, lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1946 to 1961, a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1946 to 1961, President of the High Court, a Judge of the High Court from 1936 to 1946 and Attorney General of Ireland from March 1932 to November 1932. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National University of Ireland constituency from 1932 to 1936.
Conor Maguire | |
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| 3rd Chief Justice of Ireland | |
| In office 1 June 1946 – 11 June 1961 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Preceded by | Timothy Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh |
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 4 May 1946 – 11 June 1961 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| President of the High Court | |
| In office 11 March 1936 – 4 May 1946 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |
| Preceded by | Timothy Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | George Gavan Duffy |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 11 March 1936 – 4 May 1946 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Domhnall Ua Buachalla |
| 4th Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 10 March 1932 – 2 November 1932 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | John A. Costello |
| Succeeded by | James Geoghegan |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1932 – 8 March 1936 | |
| Constituency | National University |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1889 Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 26 September 1971 (aged 81) Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Shanganagh Cemetery, Shankill, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Nora Whelan (m. 1917) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Clongowes Wood College |
| Alma mater | |
Maguire was born in Claremorris, County Mayo, in 1889.[1] He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and University College Dublin (UCD). At UCD, he was a founding member of the Legal and Economic Society (now known as the University College Dublin Law Society) in 1911.
He then returned to County Mayo, where he practised as a barrister and was instrumental in establishing Ireland's first working Republican Courts, which usurped the existing courts, and created a forum to try offenders, resolve grievances and adjudicate on land issues.[2]
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the National University constituency at the 1932 general election and was re-elected at the 1933 general election.[3] He was appointed as Attorney General of the Irish Free State in March 1932.[4] In November 1936, he resigned as Attorney General and as a TD on his appointment as President of the High Court and a Judge of the High Court.[5] In 1946, he was appointed as Chief Justice of Ireland, that is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland, where he served until 1961.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Coleman, Marie. "Maguire, Conor Alexander". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Document NO. W.S. 708" (PDF). Bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Conor Maguire". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Conor Maguire". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Attorney-General's Judicial Appointment – Dáil Éireann (8th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 4 November 1936. Retrieved 10 April 2022.