Joseph_Kevin_Bracken

Joseph Kevin Bracken

Joseph Kevin Bracken

Irish politician

Joseph Kevin Bracken (Irish: Seosamh Caoimhín Ó Breacáin; 1852–1904) commonly known as JK Bracken, was a local politician, Fenian and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Quick Facts JK Bracken, Born ...

Bracken was one of the seven founding members of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884.[1] Bracken was also the first chairman of the Tipperary County Board,[2] and served as vice-president of the GAA. One of the original seven signatories, he was the longest serving member on the GAA national executive. He was an elected representative and chairman of Templemore Urban District Council, and was a member of the oath-bound republican organisation the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Bracken's son, Brendan Bracken, was Minister of Information in Britain from 1941 to 1945 and created the modern Financial Times.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "'Worse than a Protestant or even an atheist': J.K. Bracken, 'the radical stonemason from Templemore'". 22 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Bracken, Joseph Kevin - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  3. [3]
    Lysaght, Charles. Brendan Bracken. London; Allen Lane, 1979. ISBN 0-7139-0969-2, pp. 172–173
Stub icon 1 Stub icon2

This Irish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Joseph_Kevin_Bracken, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.