About Lionel Booth
Lived 1914 – 1997 (aged 82). Lionel Booth was an Irish politician.
Lionel O. Booth (12 June 1914 – 31 May 1997) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and businessman. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for twelve years, from 1957 to 1969.
He was educated at Wesley College, Dublin, The Leys School, Cambridge, and Trinity College Dublin. He qualified as a solicitor in 1938 and served as a captain in the Army during the Emergency.
Booth is probably best be remembered as an astute businessman. He was both the joint managing director of Booth Poole & Co Ltd from 1956 and managing director of the Brittain Group from 1970.
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Who was Lionel Booth?
Irish politician
When was Lionel Booth born?
Lionel Booth was born on 12 June 1914 in Dublin.
When did Lionel Booth die?
Lionel Booth died on 31 May 1997.
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Lionel Booth was a politician.
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Lionel Booth was Irish.
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