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Mr. William T. Cosgrave
(06/06/1880 - 16/11/1965)
Profession: Businessman
Party: Fine Gael (Fine Gael members of the 10th Dáil)
Membership
| House Number | Constituency | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1943-1944 | Fine Gael |
| 10th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1938-1943 | Fine Gael |
| 9th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1937-1938 | Fine Gael |
| 8th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1933-1937 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 7th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1932-1933 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 6th Dáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1927-1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 6th Dáil | Cork Borough | 1927-1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 5th Dáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1927-1927 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 4th Dáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1923-1927 | Cumann na nGaedhael |
| 3rd Dáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1922-1923 | Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty) |
| 2nd Dáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | 1921-1922 | Sinn Féin |
| 1st Dáil | Kilkenny North | 1919-1921 | Sinn Féin |
Details
1st Dáil - Minister for Local Government [2 April 1919 to 26 August 1921]
2nd Dáil - Minister for Local Government [26 August 1921 to 9 September 1922]
3rd Dáil - President of Dáil Éireann [9 September 1922 to 6 December 1922]
Chairman of the Provisional Government [25 August 1922 to 6 December 1922]
Minister for Finance [9 September 1922 to 6 December 1922]
4th Dáil - President of the Executive Council [20 September 1923 to 23 June 1927] - Minister for Defence [20 March 1924 to 21 November 1924]
5th Dáil - President of the Executive Council [23 June 1927 to 11 November 1927]
Minister for Justice and Minister for External Affairs [14 July 1927 to 12 October 1927] {President acted as Minister for Defence during the absence owing to ill-health of Mr Fitzgerald [24 June 1927 to 8 September 1927]
6th Dáil - President of Executive Council [11 October 1927 to 3 April 1930 re-nominated 3 April 1930 to 9 March 1932]