Ballynastragh House, Co. Wexford - From a Drawing Published 1826. Home of the Esmonde family.^[1]

Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 11th Baronet, (21 September 1862 – 15 September 1935) was an Irish Home Rule nationalist politician.

Esmonde was elected Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the constituencies South Dublin 1885–1892, West Kerry 1892–1900 and North Wexford 1900–1918 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

He also sat as an Independent Senator 1922–1934. He was one of the few people who served in the House of Commons and in the Oireachtas.

Esmonde had two children:

• Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet (1896–1936)
• Eithne Esmonde, married her second cousin Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet

Esmonde's home, Ballynastragh House, located near Gorey, Co. Wexford, and dating from the 17th century, was burned by members of the anti-Treaty IRA on 9 March 1923. The house was thereby destroyed. However, a new house, similar in style, was built on the site shortly afterwards and still exists today.

[edit] See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

[edit] References

• Oireachtas records

[edit] External links

• Esmonde Family Tree
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Esmonde

v • d • e « 1928 Seanad «  Members of the 1931 Seanad Éireann (1931–1934) » 1934 Seanad » Cathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)  • Leader of the Seanad name (party) Elected in 1931 3 years Kathleen Browne (CnaG) • Eileen Costello (Ind) 6 years William O'Sullivan (Ind) 9 years Michael Comyn (??) • John Counihan (CnaG) • James Douglas (Ind) • Michael Duffy (Lab) • Thomas Farren (Lab) • Hugh Garahan (FP) • Sir John Griffith (Ind) • Seán MacEllin (??) • Ross McGillycuddy (??) • James J. MacKean (Ind) • John MacLoughlin (Ind) • Daniel MacParland (??) • Maurice George Moore (Ind) • Laurence O'Neill (Ind) • Brian O'Rourke (Ind) • William Quirke (??) • David Robinson (FF) • Seamus Ryan (??) • Michael Staines (CnaG) • Arthur Vincent (??) Elected in 1928 6 years John Philip Bagwell (Ind) • Alfred Byrne (Ind) • Oliver St. John Gogarty (??) • Andrew Jameson (??) • Thomas Johnson (Lab) • Richard Wilson (FP) 9 years Kathleen Clarke (FF) • Joseph Connolly (FF) • Seán Milroy (CnaG) • Joseph O'Doherty (FF) • Séamus Robinson (FF) Elected in 1925 9 years Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) • Sir Edward Coey Bigger (??) • Francis McGuinness (CnaG) 12 years Henry Barniville (Ind) • Sir Edward Bellingham (??) • William Cummins (Lab) • James Dillon (FP) • Michael Fanning (??) • Thomas Foran (Lab) • Sir William Bernard Hickie (??) • Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) • Thomas Linehan (FP) • Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) • John O'Farrell (Lab) • Michael F. O'Hanlon (FP) • James Parkinson (CnaG) • Thomas Toal (CnaG) Elected in 1922 12 years Henry Guinness (Ind) Nominated by the President in 1922 12 years Ellen Cuffe (Ind) • James Charles Dowdall (Ind) • Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) • Bernard Forbes (??) • Sir John Keane (Ind) • James Moran (??) • Jennie Wyse Power (Ind) Elected at by-elections Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind) • Jan. 1932 George Crosbie (CnaG) • Apr. 1933 Eamonn Duggan (CnaG) • Jan. 1934 Ernest Blythe (CnaG) • Raphael Keyes (FF) • Sep. 1934 Patrick Lynch (FF) CnaG: Cumann na nGaedhael • FF: Fianna Fáil • FP: Farmers' Party • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent •  ??: Unknown party

v • d • e « 1925 Seanad «  Members of the 1928 Seanad Éireann (1928–1931) » 1931 Seanad » Cathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)  • Leader of the Seanad name (party) Elected in 1928 3 years Michael Comyn (??) • Seán MacEllin (??) • Ross McGillycuddy (??) • Sir Walter Nugent (??) 6 years John Philip Bagwell (Ind) • Alfred Byrne (Ind) • Oliver St. John Gogarty (??) • Andrew Jameson (??) • Thomas Johnson (Lab) • Sir Bryan Mahon (??) • Richard Wilson (FP) 9 years Kathleen Clarke (FF) • Joseph Connolly (FF) • Seán Milroy (CnaG) • Joseph O'Doherty (FF) • Séamus Robinson (FF) • William Sears (CnaG) Elected in 1925 6 years John Counihan (CnaG) 9 years Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) • Sir Edward Coey Bigger (??) • Francis McGuinness (CnaG) 12 years Henry Barniville (Ind) • Sir Edward Bellingham (??) • William Cummins (Lab) • James Dillon (FP) • Michael Fanning (??) • Thomas Foran (Lab) • Sir William Bernard Hickie (??) • Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) • Thomas Linehan (FP) • Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) • John O'Farrell (Lab) • Michael F. O'Hanlon (FP) • James Parkinson (CnaG) • Thomas Toal (CnaG) Elected in 1922 9 years William Barrington (Ind) • Eileen Costello (Ind) • James Douglas (Ind) • Michael Duffy (Lab) • Thomas Farren (Lab) • Alice Stopford Green (Ind) • Sir John Griffith (Ind) • Patrick W. Kenny (Ind) • James J. MacKean (Ind) • John MacLoughlin (Ind) • William Molloy (Ind) • Maurice George Moore (Ind) • Brian O'Rourke (Ind) • William O'Sullivan (Ind) 12 years Henry Guinness (Ind) Nominated by the President in 1922 12 years Ellen Cuffe (Ind) • James Charles Dowdall (Ind) • Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) • Bernard Forbes (??) • Sir John Keane (Ind) • James Moran (??) • Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (??) • Jennie Wyse Power (Ind) Elected at by-elections Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind) • Mar. 1927 Patrick Hooper (??) • Apr. 1929 Sir Nugent Everard (Ind) • Jun. 1929 Kathleen Browne (CnaG) • Laurence O'Neill (Ind) • Oct. 1929 Richard A. Butler (FP) • Dec. 1930 Michael Staines (CnaG) • May 1931 Arthur Vincent (??) • Nov. 1931 George Crosbie (CnaG) CnaG: Cumann na nGaedhael • FF: Fianna Fáil • FP: Farmers' Party • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent •  ??: Unknown party

v • d • e « 1922 Seanad «  Members of the 1925 Seanad Éireann (1925–1928) » 1928 Seanad » Cathaoirleach Lord Glenavy (Ind)  • Leader of the Seanad name (party) Elected in 1925 6 years John Counihan (CnaG) 9 years Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) • Sir Edward Coey Bigger (??) • Francis McGuinness (CnaG) 12 years Henry Barniville (Ind) • Sir Edward Bellingham (??) • William Cummins (Lab) • James Dillon (FP) • Michael Fanning (??) • Thomas Foran (Lab) • Sir William Bernard Hickie (??) • Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) • Thomas Linehan (FP) • Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) • John O'Farrell (Lab) • Michael F. O'Hanlon (FP) • Stephen O'Mara (CnaG) • James Parkinson (CnaG) • Thomas Toal (CnaG) Elected in 1922 6 years Henry Givens Burgess (Ind) • Henry Greer (Ind) • Benjamin Haughton (Ind) 9 years William Barrington (Ind) • Eileen Costello (Ind) • James Douglas (Ind) • Michael Duffy (Lab) • Thomas Farren (Lab) • Alice Stopford Green (Ind) • Sir John Griffith (Ind) • Patrick W. Kenny (Ind) • James J. MacKean (Ind) • John MacLoughlin (Ind) • William Molloy (Ind) • Maurice George Moore (Ind) • Brian O'Rourke (Ind) • William O'Sullivan (Ind) 12 years Martin Fitzgerald (??) • Henry Guinness (Ind) Nominated by the President in 1922 6 years John Philip Bagwell (Ind) • Lord Glenavy (Ind) • Sir Nugent Everard (Ind) • Edmund W. Eyre (Ind) • Oliver St. John Gogarty (??) • James Perry Goodbody (??) • Ralph Howard (??) • Arthur Jackson (??) • Andrew Jameson (??) • Sir Bryan Mahon (??) • Geoffrey Taylour (??) • William Butler Yeats (Ind) 12 years Dermot Bourke (??) • Ellen Cuffe (Ind) • James Charles Dowdall (Ind) • Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) • Bernard Forbes (??) • Sir John Keane (Ind) • James Moran (??) • Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (??) • Windham Wyndham-Quin (Ind) • Jennie Wyse Power (Ind) Elected or appointed later Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind) • Jan. 1927 P. J. Brady (??) • Mar. 1927 Patrick Hooper (??) • Mar. 1928 Sir Walter Nugent (??) CnaG: Cumann na nGaedhael • FP: Farmers' Party • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent •  ??: Unknown party

v • d • e « 1922 Seanad «  Members of the 1922 Seanad Éireann (1922–1925) » 1925 Seanad » Cathaoirleach Lord Glenavy (Ind)  • Leader of the Seanad name (party) Elected in 1922 3 years Henry Barniville (Ind) • Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) • Richard A. Butler (Ind) • John Counihan (Ind) • Peter de Loughry (CnaG) • Cornelius Irwin (CnaG) • Thomas Linehan (FP) • Joseph Clayton Love (CnaG) • Edward MacEvoy (CnaG) • Edward MacLysaght (Ind) • Edward Mansfield (Ind) • George Nesbitt (CnaG) • Michael O'Dea (CnaG) • John O'Farrell (Lab) • James Parkinson (CnaG) 6 years Henry Givens Burgess (Ind) • Henry Greer (Ind) • Benjamin Haughton (Ind) 9 years William Barrington (Ind) • Eileen Costello (Ind) • James Douglas (Ind) • Michael Duffy (Lab) • Thomas Farren (Lab) • Alice Stopford Green (Ind) • Sir John Griffith (Ind) • Patrick W. Kenny (Ind) • James J. MacKean (Ind) • John MacLoughlin (Ind) • Thomas MacPartlin (Lab) • William Molloy (Ind) • Maurice George Moore (Ind) • Brian O'Rourke (Ind) • William O'Sullivan (Ind) 12 years Martin Fitzgerald (??) • Henry Guinness (Ind) Nominated by the President 6 years John Philip Bagwell (Ind) • Lord Glenavy (Ind) • Sir Nugent Everard (Ind) • Edmund W. Eyre (Ind) • Oliver St. John Gogarty (??) • James Perry Goodbody (??) • Ralph Howard (??) • Arthur Jackson (??) • Andrew Jameson (??) • Sir Bryan Mahon (??) • Geoffrey Taylour (??) • William Butler Yeats (Ind) 12 years Dermot Bourke (??) • Ellen Cuffe (Ind) • James Charles Dowdall (Ind) • Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) • Bernard Forbes (??) • Sir John Keane (Ind) • James Moran (??) • Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (??) • Sir Horace Plunkett (??) • Sir William Hutcheson Poë (??) • George Sigerson (??) • Windham Wyndham-Quin (Ind) • Jennie Wyse Power (Ind) Elected or appointed later Feb. 1923 William Cummins (Lab) • Nov. 1923 Thomas Foran (Lab) • Dec. 1923 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind) • 1925 Douglas Hyde (Ind) • John O'Neill (CnaG) CnaG: Cumann na nGaedhael • FP: Farmers' Party • Lab: Labour Party • Ind: Independent •  ??: Unknown party

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