William Cosgrave

William Cosgrave was the first president of the Irish Free State, and as such created a stable democratic state in southern Ireland during the 1920s. In 1934, he became president of Fine Gael, a position he retained until his retirement from politics in 1944.

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Irish Free State; Fine Gael; Ireland, Republic of; Cosgrave, William Thomas

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