Bryan Alton
Bryan Alton | |
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Senator | |
In office 23 June 1965 – 1 June 1973 | |
Constituency | National University |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 5 June 1919
Died | 18 January 1991 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 71)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Winifred Tempany (m. 1950) |
Children | 7 |
Relatives | Ernest Alton (uncle) |
Education | |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Bryan Gerard Alton (5 June 1919 – 18 January 1991) was an Irish physician and member of Seanad Éireann from 1965 to 1973.[1]
He born in Dublin on 5 June 1919, the only child of Norman Alton, a bank inspector, and his wife, Mary Frances (née Hayes).[2] He was educated at St Mary's College, Dublin, Castleknock College and University College Dublin (UCD). He graduated from UCD in 1946 with a degree in medicine.[2]
He was the personal doctor of Éamon de Valera.[3] His uncle Ernest Alton, was also a Senator.[2]
He was elected to the 11th Seanad in 1965 for the National University constituency.[1] He was re-elected to the Seanad in 1969. He did not contest the 1973 Seanad election.[1]
He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland from 1974 to 1977.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bryan Alton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d Dempsey, Pauric J. "Alton, Bryan Gerard". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Alton, Bryan Gerard". Dictionary of Irish Biography. May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- 1919 births
- 1991 deaths
- Éamon de Valera
- Independent members of Seanad Éireann
- 20th-century Irish medical doctors
- Members of the 11th Seanad
- Members of the 12th Seanad
- Members of Seanad Éireann for the National University of Ireland
- Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- People from Dublin (city)
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- People educated at Castleknock College