Séamus Burke

Séamus Aloysius Burke (sometimes spelt Bourke) (15 June 1893 – 10 June 1967) was an Irish barrister and Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael politician who was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1938, and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance (1927–1932) and Minister for Local Government and Public Health (1924–1927).[1]

"Séamus Bourke" redirects here. For the hurler, see Séamus Bourke (hurler).

Séamus Burke
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
In office
24 June 1927 – 9 March 1932
PresidentW. T. Cosgrave
Preceded byEamonn Duggan
Succeeded byHugo Flinn
Minister for Local Government and Public Health
In office
2 June 1924 – 23 June 1927
PresidentW. T. Cosgrave
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byRichard Mulcahy
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – June 1938
ConstituencyTipperary
In office
May 1921 – August 1923
ConstituencyTipperary Mid, North and South
In office
December 1918 – May 1921
ConstituencyTipperary Mid
Personal details
Born
James Aloysius Burke

(1893-06-15)15 June 1893
Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died10 June 1967(1967-06-10) (aged 73)
Farnham, Surrey, England
NationalityIrish
Political party
Spouse(s)
Zenaide Bashkiroff
​
(m. 1913)​
Children1
EducationClongowes Wood College
Alma mater

Career

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin TD for Tipperary Mid.[2] He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921 and went on to become a founder-member of Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael. Burke served in the governments of W. T. Cosgrave in the 1920s. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election and after unsuccessfully standing again as an independent at the 1943 general election, he retired from politics and moved to England. He was also a barrister.[3]

Family

In 1913, Burke married the Russian, Zenaide Bashkiroff, and they had one daughter.[3]

References
  1. "Séamus Bourke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. "Séamus Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. "Burke (Bourke), James Aloysius". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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