Seán Ó Ceallaigh

Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh.

Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh (English Seán T. O'Kelly ; born August 25, 1882 in Dublin ; † November 23, 1966 there ) was the second President of Ireland from 1945 to 1959 .

Seán Ó Ceallaigh was a member of the Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish Parliament , from 1923 until his election as President . He was Minister of the Interior from 1932 to 1939 and Minister of Finance from 1939 to 1945. Ó Ceallaigh was Tánaiste , Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister , from 1937 until his presidency .

Awards (selection)

1950: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III.

1955: Special level of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

1957: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

1958: Collane of the Papal Order of Pius

Individual evidence

↑ AAS 50 (1958), n.5, p. 244.

personal data
SURNAME	Ó Ceallaigh, Seán
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	O'Kelly, Seán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish politician, second President of Ireland (1945–1959)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 25, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dublin
DATE OF DEATH	November 23, 1966
Place of death	Dublin