Irish revolutionary and republican politician (1874–1922)
Cathal Brugha
Minister for Defence
In office 1 April 1919 – 9 January 1922
President
Éamon de Valera
Preceded by
Richard Mulcahy
Succeeded by
Richard Mulcahy
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
In office 21 January 1919 – 22 January 1919
Deputy
John J. O'Kelly
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Count Plunkett
President of Dáil Éireann
In office 21 January 1919 – 1 April 1919
Preceded by
New office
Succeeded by
Éamon de Valera (as President of the Irish Republic)
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
In office 27 October 1917 – 23 March 1918
Preceded by
New office
Succeeded by
Richard Mulcahy
Teachta Dála
In office May 1921 – 7 July 1922
Constituency
Waterford–Tipperary East
In office December 1918 – May 1921
Constituency
Waterford County
Personal details
Born
Charles William St John Burgess
(1874-07-18)18 July 1874 Dublin, Ireland
Died
7 July 1922(1922-07-07) (aged 47) Dublin, Ireland
Resting place
Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
Spouse
Caitlín Kingston
(m. 1912)
Children
6, including Ruairí
Education
Belvedere College
Military service
Allegiance
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Volunteers
Irish Republican Army
Years of service
1913–1922
Rank
Chief of Staff
Battles/wars
Easter Rising
Irish War of Independence
Irish Civil War
Cathal Brugha (Irish pronunciation:[ˈkahəlˠˈbˠɾˠuː]; born Charles William St John Burgess; 18 July 1874 – 7 July 1922) was an Irish republican politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1919 to 1922, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann in January 1919, the first president of Dáil Éireann from January 1919 to April 1919 and Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army from 1917 to 1918. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1922.[1]
He was active in the Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, and was the first Ceann Comhairle (chairman) of Dáil Éireann as well as the president of Dáil Éireann, the then title of the head of government.
^Quinn, James. "Brugha, Cathal". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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