Robert Briscoe (politician)
Robert Briscoe | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1948 – October 1961 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| In office September 1927 – February 1948 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice E. Dockrell |
| Succeeded by | James O'Keeffe |
| In office 1956–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Larkin |
| Succeeded by | James Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1894 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 29 May 1969 (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Lillian Isaacs |
| Children | 7, including Ben Briscoe |
Robert Emmet Briscoe (25 September 1894 – 29 May 1969) was an Orthodox Jewish veteran of the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and a Fianna Fáil politician of Lithuanian descent. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) in the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) from 1927 to 1965. Briscoe also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1956 to 1957, and again from 1961 to 1962.