Laurence Ambrose Waldron
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Laurence Ambrose Waldron PC
(14 November 1858-27 December 1923) was an Irish businessman and politician.
Waldron was the son of Laurence Waldron and Anne White; his father had also been an M.P., for County Tipperary
. He was educated at the Oratory School.
He was an M.P., representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, for Dublin St Stephen's Green
, from March 21, 1904 to January 15, 1910.
Laurence was one of eight members of the Irish Privy Council
of no less than two years standing who were taxpayers or ratepayers in respect of property in and had residences in Southern Ireland who were elected to the Senate of Southern Ireland established by the 1920 Home Rule bill, but he resigned before the first meeting.
He died on 27 December 1923 at his residence, Marino, Ballybrack, county Dublin. Marino is now Abbeylea, the Australian Ambassador's residence, at Marino Road West, bought for £18,000 in 1964.
He is buried in Dean's Grange.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(14 November 1858-27 December 1923) was an Irish businessman and politician.
Waldron was the son of Laurence Waldron and Anne White; his father had also been an M.P., for County Tipperary
Tipperary (UK Parliament constituency)
Tipperary, also known as Tipperary County, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:...
. He was educated at the Oratory School.
He was an M.P., representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, for Dublin St Stephen's Green
Dublin St Stephen's Green (UK Parliament constituency)
St Stephen's Green, a division of Dublin, was a UK parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons 1885–1922....
, from March 21, 1904 to January 15, 1910.
Laurence was one of eight members of the Irish Privy Council
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
of no less than two years standing who were taxpayers or ratepayers in respect of property in and had residences in Southern Ireland who were elected to the Senate of Southern Ireland established by the 1920 Home Rule bill, but he resigned before the first meeting.
He died on 27 December 1923 at his residence, Marino, Ballybrack, county Dublin. Marino is now Abbeylea, the Australian Ambassador's residence, at Marino Road West, bought for £18,000 in 1964.
He is buried in Dean's Grange.
See also
- Obituaries in The Times (Saturday, Dec 29, 1923; pg. 10; Issue 43535; col D) and the Waldron Clan Journal, No. 3 Summer 1997 p. 28.