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W. T. Cosgrave

1880–1965 · 20th century · Also known as William Thomas Cosgrave

W. T. Cosgrave was an Irish nationalist politician who led the government of the Irish Free State as President of the Executive Council from 1922 to 1932. A veteran of the Easter Rising, he supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, won the civil war against its opponents and built the institutions of the new state. He later led the Fine Gael party until 1944.

W. T. Cosgrave
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Irish Free State

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