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Ernest Benson

1898 – 1975

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Lived 1898 – 1975 (aged 76). Ernest Benson was an Irish politician.

Ernest Edmondson Benson (5 October 1898 – 15 March 1975) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman.

He was born 5 October 1898 in Dublin, the second child of Robert Benson, a company director, and Bessie Benson (née Hulme); the family were Quakers. The family lived at 3 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin. He was educated at Ackworth and Bootham Schools, Yorkshire, from 1912 to 1915.

Edmondson served as a Second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I from 1916 to 1918. He returned to Ireland after being wounded in action. He entered Trinity College Dublin, graduating BA in 1919. In 1920, he entered the family business, the Dublin Laundry Co. Ltd; he became managing director of the firm in 1947, and later of Dartry Ltd. He was re-elected at the 1938 and 1943 general elections. He lost his seat at the 1944 general election.

He married Emily Healy in September 1922; they had one child. Emily died in 1926. In April 1928 he married Almeria Fitzpatrick (d. 1985), and they lived on Milltown Road, Dublin, and later in Greystones, County Wicklow. They had five children. He died 15 March 1975 at home, leaving an estate valued at £4,532.

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When was Ernest Benson born?

Ernest Benson was born on 5 October 1898 in Dublin.

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Ernest Benson died on 17 March 1975 in County Wicklow, Greystones.

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Ernest Benson was a politician.

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Ernest Benson was Irish.

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· Wikipedia: Ernest Benson

· Wikidata: Q16007752

· DBpedia: Ernest Benson

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