John Michael Ormonde (15 September 1905 – 25 June 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

John Ormonde
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
In office
4 December 1957 – 23 June 1959
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera
Preceded byNeil Blaney
Succeeded byMichael Hilliard
Senator
In office
23 June 1965 – 5 November 1969
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1947 – April 1965
ConstituencyWaterford
Personal details
Born(1905-09-15)15 September 1905
County Waterford, Ireland
Died25 June 1981(1981-06-25) (aged 75)
County Waterford, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseHanna Mary Hickey
Children4, including Donal
Alma materDe La Salle College Waterford

Early and personal life

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He was born 15 September 1905 at Lismore, County Waterford, the son of John Ormonde, shopkeeper, and his wife, Ann Ormonde (née O'Brien). He was educated at the Lismore CBS. A member of Fianna Éireann, he delivered dispatches during the Irish Civil War, until his arrest before his seventeenth birthday in 1923. He was imprisoned in Lismore castle and Fermoy, but he escaped and remained on the run until the end of the civil war.[2]

He attended De La Salle College Waterford and qualified as a teacher in 1928. He was appointed principal of Kilmacthomas national school, County Waterford, in 1932.[2]

He married Hanna Mary Hickey, a nurse, in July 1931. They had one daughter and three sons. His son Donal was a Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford from 1982 to 1987.[2]

Politics

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A founder member of Fianna Fáil in Waterford, he became a member of Waterford County Council.[2] He was elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election in October 1947 as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency. In 1957 he joined the cabinet of Éamon de Valera as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. He served in government until 1959. He lost his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election.[3] He was elected to the Labour Panel at the 1965 election to the 11th Seanad.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "John Ormonde". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dolan, Anne. "Ormonde, John Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "John Ormonde". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
1957–1959
Succeeded by