Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet
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Sir John Keane, seated with hat, pictured with his family.
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In office March 1938 – April 1948 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
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In office December 1922 – December 1934 |
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| Constituency | Nominated by the President of the Executive Council |
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| Born | 3 June 1873 |
| Died | 30 January 1956 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Eleanor Lucy Hicks-Beach |
| Children | 1 son, 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Woolwich |
| Profession | Barrister, Soldier |
| Religion | Church of Ireland |
Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet, DSO (3 June 1873 – 30 January 1956) was an Irish barrister and politician.
Keane was educated at Clifton College and Royal Military Academy Woolwich. He succeeded his father as 5th Baronet in 1892 and was appointed High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1911–12. He was a member of Seanad Éireann and a director of the Bank of Ireland.
He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery 17 June 1893; served in South Africa during the Second Boer War (mentioned in despatches, London Gazette 10 September 1901, Queen's South Africa Medal). During World War I, he was mentioned in despatches, awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 14 January 1916) and the French Legion of Honour (London Gazette 14 July 1917). He ended the war as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Tank Corps.
In 1922, Sir John was nominated by the President of the Executive Council to Seanad Éireann of the Irish Free State, and served until 1934. He later served in the reconstituted Seanad Éireann established by the Constitution of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1948 on the nomination of the Taoiseach.
In 1925 he was a major opponent of the Shannon electrification scheme, describing it as "the poisonous virus of nationalisation".
In 1942 he was involved in the first occasion on which the Seanad censored itself. On 18 November 1942, Sir John moved: "That, in the opinion of Seanad Éireann, the Censorship of Publications Board appointed by the Minister for Justice under the Censorship of Publications Act, 1929, has ceased to retain public confidence, and that steps should be taken by the Minister to reconstitute the board." and sparked four days of fierce debate, carrying over to 2, 3, and concluding on 9 December 1942.
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