John J. Hearne
John Joseph Hearne (born November 4, 1893 in Waterford , † 1969 in Dublin ) was an Irish diplomat and constitutional lawyer. Hearne is considered to be one of the main architects of the Irish constitution .
John Hearne was born in November 1893, the fourth son of Richard and Alice Mary Hearne. He attended Waterpark College in Waterford and studied at University College Dublin .
In 1929 Hearne began working as a legal advisor at the Irish Foreign Office. Among other things, he was a member of the Irish delegation to the League of Nations Assembly of the League of Nations and to the conferences of members of the British Commonwealth of Nations . In January 1935, Hearne was appointed by Éamon de Valera to serve on a committee to draft the Irish Constitution.
After Ireland established diplomatic relations with Canada in 1939 , Hearne became High Commissioner in Ottawa . After Taoiseach John A. Costello announced during a visit to Canada in 1948 that Ireland would leave the Commonwealth of Nations, Hearnes' title was changed to "Ambassador". In March 1950 he left Canada to become the first Irish ambassador to the United States . Although diplomatic relations had existed between Ireland and the United States since 1924, Hearne was the first Irish diplomat to hold the rank of ambassador.
Hearne retired on November 4, 1960, his 67th birthday. He then worked as a legal advisor to the governments of Nigeria and Ghana and tried to help develop democratic structures in the two young states.
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| SURNAME | Hearne, John J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hearne, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish diplomat and constitutional lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterford |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1969 |
| Place of death | Dublin |