John Francis (McEntee) MacEntee (1889 - 1984)

Born 23 Aug 1889 in Belfast, Ireland

Ancestors

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Biography

Seán (McEntee) MacEntee was born in Ireland.

Seán (McEntee) MacEntee is Notable.

John Francis, son of James and Mary (née Owens) McEntee, was born on the 23rd August 1889 at 47 King Street, Belfast.^[1]

In the 1901 census John Francis (aged 11) was the son of James McEntee at 49 King Street, Belfast.^[2]

In the 1911 census Seaghán Prionsais (aged 21), Engineer, was the single son of Séumas Mac an tSaoi at 49 King Street, Belfast.^[3]

MacEntee served as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála from 1919 to 1922, in the 1st and 2nd Dálaí, and as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála from 1927 to 1969, in the 5th through 18th Dálaí. He held the position of Minister for Finance from 1932 to 1939 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1939 to 1941, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1941 to 1947, Minister for Local Government from 1947 to 1948, Minister for Social Welfare from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Health from 1957 to 1965, and Tánaiste from 1959 to 1965.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie, birth of John Francis McEntee, 23 August 1889, Registration District/Office: Belfast; entry 133 of the 'copied register' of the Birth Register Books, signed and dated 17 September 1889 by H.R. Torrens, Registrar. (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02466/1916055.pdf : accessed 6 December 2023).
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Census of Ireland"
   The National Archives of Ireland; Residents of a house 49 in King Street (Smithfield, Antrim)
   National Archives of Ireland Image - National Archives of Ireland Record (accessed 6 December 2023)
   John Francis McEntee (11) son, School, in household of James McEntee (44) on King Street, Smithfield, Antrim, Ireland. Born in Belfast, Ireland.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Ireland"
   The National Archives of Ireland; Residents of a house 49 in King Street (Smithfield, Antrim)
   National Archives of Ireland Image - National Archives of Ireland Record (accessed 6 December 2023)
   Mach an tSaoi Seaghán Prionais (21), single son, Engineer, in household of Mach an tSaoi Seumas (54) on King Street, Smithfield, Antrim, Ireland. Born in Antrim, Ireland.
4. ↑ Oireachtas: Seán MacEntee. TDs & Senators. Houses of the Oireachtas. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Se%C3%A1n-MacEntee.D.1919-01-21.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q964365, en:Wikipedia