George Noble Plunkett

George Noble Count Plunkett (Irish At Cunta Pluincéad, born December 3, 1851 in Dublin, † March 12, 1948 ) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician.

Biography

Count Plunkett graduated in law and was subsequently a barrister ( Barrister -at -Law) and worked as an author and journalist.

In 1877 he published the first version of his Christmas carol God 's Chosen festival. In 1884 he was called by Pope Leo XIII. elevated to the status of a Pontifical count. 1886 was appointed to the Irish Bar From 1907 to 1916 he was curator of the Irish National Museum. He was politically active in the following years.

1918 as the candidate of Sinn Féin MP for the first lower house ( First Dáil ) is selected and represented there in the future the interests of Roscommon. On January 22, 1922, he was as a representative of Cathal Brugha for a day Chairman of the Dáil ( Ceann Comhairle ). On the same day he was appointed Foreign Minister of the Provisional Government and held that office two and a half years to 26 August 1921. Afterwards it was up to the January 9, 1922 Minister for the fine arts, but did not belong to the government of Éamon de Valera as Cabinet Member on.

As an opponent of the Anglo -Irish Treaty of 1921, he took despite his re-election in 1922 and 1923 as deputy ( Teachta Dala ) not at his seat in Dáil Éireann 1922-1927. In the elections of June 1927, he eventually lost as a supporter of the Republic of Ireland his seat in the House.

Plunkett died in March 1948 at his home in Dublin from cancer and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. He was married to Mary Josephine Cranny; from the marriage were born seven children, including Joseph Plunkett.

George Noble Plunkett was a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem.