Hugh Kennedy
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Hugh Kennedy was an Irish barrister, judge, and statesman who played a key role in establishing the legal foundations of the Irish Free State and later served on its Supreme Court.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish barrister
ⓘ
judge ⓘ person ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedAs |
Attorney General of Ireland in 1922
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the Irish Free State in 1924 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| courtServedOn |
Supreme Court of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1879-07-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal University of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ University College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing Irish constitutional development
ⓘ
shaping the judiciary of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemHelpedFound | legal system of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Inner Bar of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hugh Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
drafting of the Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
establishment of the courts system of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| occupation |
Attorney General
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice ⓘ barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dublin
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
creation of the Supreme Court of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
drafting the Courts of Justice Act 1924 ⓘ establishing the legal foundations of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bencher of the King’s Inns ⓘ Chief Justice of the Irish Free State ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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