George J. Nesbitt (c. 1870/71–1954)[1][2][3] was an Irish businessman and Free State senator from Kimmage, Dublin.[4][5]
George Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 17 September 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1870/71 Kimmage, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1954 (aged 82–83) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Enid Nesbitt |
He was educated at Synge Street CBS and University College Dublin.[6] He was manager of Kernan & Co, a mineral water producer in Camden Street.[1][3][7][8] He married Enid (b.1880/81) in 1906 or 1907.[1] He was a member of the National Literary Society and a founding member of the Irish National Theatre (now the Abbey Theatre).[9] He was among those who left the Theatre in 1906 to form the Theatre of Ireland (Cluithcheoirí na hÉireann), where he served as stage manager.[10][11]
In 1916, he was active in the Irish National Aid Association, which supported republicans killed or imprisoned after the Easter Rising and their dependents.[12] In 1918 he was appointed co-treasurer of Sinn Féin, alongside Jennie Wyse Power, after the previous board were arrested during the "German Plot" scare.[3][13] During the Irish War of Independence, he was interned in Ballykinler camp, where he staged a play on Easter Sunday 1921.[14] In 1922, he was among the founders of Irish Photoplays, which financed three feature films.[15]
He was a member of the Seanad of the Irish Free State from its creation in 1922, being 26th of the 30 senators elected by the Third Dáil.[2][16] He was an independent, though generally supportive of the government of Cumann na nGaedheal.[5] He nominated himself for re-election in the 1925 Seanad election, finishing 59th of 76 candidates for 19 seats.[2][5]
He died in 1954.[6]
Sources
- Matthews, Ann (2010). Renegades: Irish Republican Women 1900-1922. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 9781856356848. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- Vandevelde, Karen (2005). The Alternative Dramatic Revival In Ireland: 1887–1913. Maunsel & Company. ISBN 9781930901940.