Sir John Esmonde, 16th Baronet

Sir John Esmonde
Sir John Esmonde
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 1973 – June 1977
Constituency	Wexford
Personal details
Born	27 June 1928; Dublin, Ireland
Died	16 May 1987 (aged 58); Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Pamela Mary Bourke
Children	5
Parent	Sir Anthony Esmonde (father);
Relatives	Sir John Esmonde (uncle)
Education	Blackrock College
Alma mater	King's Inns; University College Dublin;

Sir John Henry Grattan Esmonde, 16th Baronet, of the Esmonde baronets, (27 June 1928 – 16 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A Senior Counsel by profession, Esmonde was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1973 general election.^[1] He lost his seat at the 1977 general election.^[2] The outgoing Government appointed him as a judge of the Circuit Court. He was assigned to the Western Circuit, and served as the Circuit judge there until his death.

His uncle Sir John Esmonde, 14th Baronet, was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1937 to 1951 and his father Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet, was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1951 to 1973.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "John Grattan Esmonde". Oireachtas Members Database. 24 May 1977. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ "John Grattan Esmonde". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ White, Lawrence William. "Esmonde, Sir John Lymbrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Anthony Charles Esmonde	Baronet (of Ballynastragh) 1981–1987	Succeeded by Thomas Francis Esmonde