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John Philip Bagwell (1874-1946) | |||
Born the son of the son of Richard Bagwell and his wife Harriet Newton | |||
Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford | |||
1901 Married Louisa Shaw and had three children | |||
1905-09 Assistant Supt. of the [[Midland Railway]] | |||
1911-26 General manager to The [[Great Northern Railway of Ireland]] between October 1911 and June 30th 1926. | |||
He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann in the Irish Free State in 1922, and held that office until 1936.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Bagwell Wikipedia]</ref> | He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann in the Irish Free State in 1922, and held that office until 1936.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Bagwell Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
He went through some painful experiences during the Irish Civil War: he was kidnapped once and held hostage by Republicans in the Dublin Mountains.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Bagwell Wikipedia]</ref> on another occasion, his house was burnt down and many valuable papers, collected by his father relating to the history of Ireland, destroyed.<ref>The Engineer 1926/05/28</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Biography - Railways]] | |||
[[Category: Births 1870-1879 ]] | [[Category: Births 1870-1879 ]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths 1940-1949 ]] | [[Category: Deaths 1940-1949 ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:29, 24 December 2024
John Philip Bagwell (1874-1946)
Born the son of the son of Richard Bagwell and his wife Harriet Newton
Educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford
1901 Married Louisa Shaw and had three children
1905-09 Assistant Supt. of the Midland Railway
1911-26 General manager to The Great Northern Railway of Ireland between October 1911 and June 30th 1926.
He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann in the Irish Free State in 1922, and held that office until 1936.[1]
He went through some painful experiences during the Irish Civil War: he was kidnapped once and held hostage by Republicans in the Dublin Mountains.[2] on another occasion, his house was burnt down and many valuable papers, collected by his father relating to the history of Ireland, destroyed.[3]