The 1938 Irish presidential election was the first Irish presidential election, held to fill the new office of president of Ireland.
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Douglas Hyde
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Douglas Ross Hyde, known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn, was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first president of Ireland from June 1938
1938 Irish presidential election
…would continue in that position until 1939. On 21 April, representatives of the two major parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, met and agreed to nominate Douglas Hyde for the office. Hyde had been the first president of the Gaelic League, from 1893 to 1915, and was a nominated member of the 2nd Seanad. The following…
Hyde, c. 1940
Hyde as a young man
Hyde, circa 1917
Douglas Hyde (in back of car holding top hat), leaving Dublin Castle with a cavalry escort following his inauguration.