Sydney Minch
Sydney Basil Minch (14 June 1893 – 25 March 1970) was an Irish politician, army officer and brewer.[1]
Sydney Minch | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – June 1938 | |
| Constituency | Carlow–Kildare |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
| Constituency | Kildare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1893 Athy, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 25 March 1970 (aged 76) County Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Other political affiliations | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Spouse | Cynthia Balfe |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent |
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| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 16th (Irish) Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
He was born 14 June 1893 in Rockfield, Athy, County Kildare, one of five sons of Matthew Minch, nationalist and anti-Parnellite MP for Kildare South, and Agnes Minch (née Hayden).[1]
He was educated at the Dominican convent, Wicklow; Belvedere College, Dublin and Clongowes Wood College. He fought with the 16th (Irish) Division at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War I, achieving the rank of captain.[2]
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1932 general election.[3] He was re-elected at the 1933 general election.[4] At the 1937 general election, he was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kildare constituency. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. A prominent figure in the Blueshirts, he was the first TD to wear a symbolic blue shirt in Dáil Éireann on 27 September 1933, but was opposed to the fascistic tendencies of the organisation.[1]
On leaving politics he became a director of the family malt firm, Minch, Norton & Co.[1]