Sydney Minch
Irish politician (1893–1970)
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::summary Irish politician (1893–1970) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| office | Teachta Dála |
| term_start | July 1937 |
| term_end | June 1938 |
| constituency | Carlow–Kildare |
| term_start1 | February 1932 |
| term_end1 | July 1937 |
| constituency1 | Kildare |
| nationality | Irish |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Athy, County Kildare, Ireland |
| death_date | |
| death_place | County Kildare, Ireland |
| party | Fine Gael |
| otherparty | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| education | |
| spouse | Cynthia Balfe |
| children | 5 |
| father | Matthew Minch |
| branch | British Army |
| rank | Captain |
| unit | 16th (Irish) Division |
| battles | World War I |
| :: |
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- Third Battle of Ypres Sydney Basil Minch (14 June 1893 – 25 March 1970) was an Irish politician, army officer and brewer.
He was born on 14 June 1893 in Rockfield, Athy, County Kildare, one of five sons of Matthew Minch, nationalist and anti-Parnellite MP for Kildare South, and Agnes Minch (née Hayden).
He was educated at the Dominican convent, Wicklow; Belvedere College, Dublin and Clongowes Wood College. He fought with the 16th (Irish) Division at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War I, achieving the rank of captain.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1932 general election. He was re-elected at the 1933 general election. At the 1937 general election, he was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kildare constituency. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. A prominent figure in the Blueshirts, he was the first TD to wear a symbolic blue shirt in Dáil Éireann on 27 September 1933, but was opposed to the fascistic tendencies of the organisation.
On leaving politics he became a director of the family malt firm, Minch, Norton & Co.
References
References
- Coleman, Marie. "Minch, Sydney Basil". [[Dictionary of Irish Biography]].
- (3 July 2008). "Eye on the past – The Eucharistic Congress of 1932".
- "Sydney Minch". Oireachtas Members Database.
- "Sydney Minch". ElectionsIreland.org.
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