Joseph Hutchinson (Lord Mayor of Dublin)

Joseph Hutchinson (1852 – 23 October 1928) was an Irish politician. He was a member of the United Irish League.

Joseph Hutchinson
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1904–1906
Preceded byTimothy Harrington
Succeeded byJoseph Nannetti
Personal details
Born1852
County Laois, Ireland
Died23 October 1928(1928-10-23) (aged 75–76)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyUnited Irish League

Hutchinson was born in Borris-in-Ossory, and moved to Dublin the age of fifteen.[1] He was a member of Dublin Corporation from 1890 to 1913, and served two terms as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1904 to 1906.[2] In 1877, he founded the Irish National Foresters' Benefit Society.[3]

He was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1896.[4] He is mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Dunne, John (11 July 2022). "Ulysses i Laois". Laois Heritage Society. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ Fodey, Joe (2019). "The creation of the Irish National Foresters Benefit Society, 1877". History Ireland. 27 (2): 24–26. JSTOR 26853005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "The Rt. Hon. Joseph Hutchinson, Lord Mayor of Dublin". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Dublin Corporation". joyceproject.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1904–1906
Succeeded by