John A. Costello
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| Taoiseach | |
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In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957 |
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| President | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Tánaiste | William Norton |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Éamon de Valera |
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In office 18 February 1948 – 13 June 1951 |
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| President | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Tánaiste | William Norton |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954 |
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| President | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | Éamon de Valera |
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In office 20 March 1957 – 21 October 1959 |
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| President | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Éamon de Valera |
| Succeeded by | James Dillon |
| 3rd Attorney General of Ireland | |
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In office 9 January 1926 – 9 March 1932 |
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| Taoiseach | W. T. Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | John O'Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Conor Maguire |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1948 – June 1969 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 1944 – February 1948 |
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In office July 1937 – June 1943 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Townships |
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In office January 1933 – July 1937 |
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| Constituency | Dublin County |
| Personal details | |
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John Aloysius Costello 20 June 1891 Fairview, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 5 January 1976 (aged 84) Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Deans Grange |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Ida Mary O'Malley |
| Children | 5 |
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| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John Aloysius Costello (Irish: Seán Alabhaois Mac Coisdealbha, 20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976), a successful barrister, was one of the main legal advisors to the government of the Irish Free State after independence, Attorney General of Ireland from 1926 to 1932 and Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957.
John A. Costello was born on 20 June 1891, in Dublin, younger son of John Costello senior, a civil servant, and Rose Callaghan. He was educated from 1903 at St Joseph's Christian Brothers School in Fairview, Dublin. He moved to the O'Connell School for senior classes, and then attended University College Dublin and graduated with a degree in modern languages and law. He studied at King's Inns to become a barrister, winning the Victoria Prize there in 1913 and 1914.
Costello was called to the bar in 1914 and practised as a barrister until 1922.
In 1922 Costello joined the staff of the Attorney General in the newly established Irish Free State. Three years later he was called to the inner bar and the following year, 1926, he became Attorney General to the Cumann na nGaedheal government, led by W. T. Cosgrave. While serving in this position he represented the Free State at Imperial Conferences and League of Nations meetings.
He was also elected a Bencher of the Honourable Society of King's Inns. Costello lost his position as Attorney General when Fianna Fáil came to power in 1932. The following year, however, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal (later Fine Gael) TD.
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