Joseph Sweeney (Irish politician)
Irish politician and military commander (1897–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Aloysius Sweeney (13 June 1897 – 25 November 1980)[1] was an Irish politician and military commander.[2] He fought in the Easter Rising in the GPO and was a member of the IRA during the war of independence.[3] He later became Chief of Staff of the Irish Army.
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Joseph Sweeney | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Donegal |
In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
Constituency | Donegal West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-05-13)13 May 1897 Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland |
Died | 25 November 1980(1980-11-25) (aged 83) Dublin, Ireland |
Children | 3 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Irish Free State |
Branch/service | |
Rank | Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces |
Battles/wars | |
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