Sydney Minch

Sydney Minch
Teachta Dála
In office July 1937 – June 1938
Constituency	Carlow–Kildare
In office February 1932 – July 1937
Constituency	Kildare
Personal details
Born	(1893-06-14)14 June 1893 Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
Died	25 March 1970(1970-03-25) (aged 76) County Kildare, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Other political affiliations	Cumann na nGaedheal
Spouse	Cynthia Balfe
Children	5
Parent	Matthew Minch (father)
Education	Belvedere College Clongowes Wood College
Military service
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	16th (Irish) Division
Battles/wars	World War I Third Battle of Ypres

Sydney Basil Minch (14 June 1893 – 25 March 1970) was an Irish politician, army officer and brewer.[1]

He was born 14 June 1893 in Rockfield, Athy, County Kildare, one of five sons of Matthew Minch, nationalist and anti-Parnellite MP for Kildare South, and Agnes Minch (née Hayden).[1]

He was educated at the Dominican convent, Wicklow; Belvedere College, Dublin and Clongowes Wood College. He fought with the 16th (Irish) Division at the Third Battle of Ypres during World War I, achieving the rank of captain.[2]

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare constituency at the 1932 general election.[3] He was re-elected at the 1933 general election.[4] At the 1937 general election, he was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Carlow–Kildare constituency. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election. A prominent figure in the Blueshirts, he was the first TD to wear a symbolic blue shirt in Dáil Éireann on 27 September 1933, but was opposed to the fascistic tendencies of the organisation.[1]

On leaving politics he became a director of the family malt firm, Minch, Norton & Co.[1]

References

1. Coleman, Marie. "Minch, Sydney Basil". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
2. "Eye on the past – The Eucharistic Congress of 1932". 3 July 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
3. "Sydney Minch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
4. "Sydney Minch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 January 2009.