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John J. Farrell
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1911–1912
Preceded byMichael Doyle
Succeeded byLorcan Sherlock
Personal details
Bornc. 1871
County Wicklow, Ireland
Died31 May 1954(1954-05-31) (aged 82–83)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyIrish Parliamentary Party
Spouse
Mary Farrell
(m. 1898; died 1914)
Children6

John Joseph Farrell (c. 1871 – 31 May 1854)[1] was an Irish businessman and politician. He was a member of Dublin Corporation, and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1911 to 1912.[2] He as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

Farrell is recorded in the 1911 census of Ireland, when he was Lord Mayor of Dublin and living in the Mansion House.[3] He married Mary Josephine in 1898; and they had six children.[3]

He had business interests in several cinemas in Dublin, and was the managing director of the Irish Kinematograph Company.[4] In 1917, he claimed £77 10s for damage caused by gunfire during the 1916 Easter Rising to a building owned by the Irish Kinematograph Company in O'Connell Street. The Property Losses Committee recommended a payment of £20.[5]

On 10 February 1920, his home in Drumcondra was raided by British forces, under the DORA act.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin Part 11". Irish Genealogy Project. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Other notable people of the census". cso.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "The Phibsboro Picture House Opens". earlyirishcinema.com/. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Property Losses (Ireland) Committee". National Archives of Ireland. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "'Dora' Gives Sweeping Powers To British Rulers in Ireland". An American reporter in 1920 Ireland: 'Dora'. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
1911–1912
Succeeded by

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