George Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 17 September 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1870/71 |
| Died | 1954 (aged 82–83) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Enid Nesbitt |
George J. Nesbitt (c. 1870/71–1954)[1][2][3] was an Irish businessman andFree State senator fromKimmage,Dublin.[4][5]
He was educated atSynge Street CBS andUniversity College Dublin.[6] He was manager of Kernan & Co, a mineral water producer inCamden Street.[1][3][7][8] He married Enid (b.1880/81) in 1906 or 1907.[1] He was a member of theNational Literary Society and a founding member of the Irish National Theatre (now theAbbey Theatre).[9] He was among those who left the Theatre in 1906 to form the Theatre of Ireland (Cluithcheoirí na hÉireann), where he served asstage manager.[10][11]
In 1916, he was active in the Irish National Aid Association, which supportedrepublicans killed or imprisoned after theEaster Rising and their dependents.[12] In 1918 he was appointed co-treasurer ofSinn Féin, alongsideJennie Wyse Power, after the previous board were arrested during the"German Plot" scare.[3][13] During theIrish War of Independence, he was interned inBallykinler 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 theIrish Free State from its creation in 1922, being 26th of the 30 senators elected by theThird Dáil.[2][16] He was anindependent, though generally supportive ofthe government ofCumann na nGaedheal.[5] He nominated himself for re-election in the1925 Seanad election, finishing 59th of 76 candidates for 19 seats.[2][5]
He died in 1954.[6]
George J. Nesbitt, 88 & 89 Lower Camden St., Dublin.
George Nesbitt, merchant and manufacturer, Kimmage-road, Dublin; was treasuror of Dependents' Fund established after the 1916 rising, and was prominently identified with Sinn Féin.