Vera Cosgrave
| Vera Cosgrave | |
|---|---|
| Spouse of the Taoiseach | |
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In office 14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977 |
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| President |
Eamon de Valera Erskine H. Childers Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Liam Cosgrave |
| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Máirín Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Máirín Lynch |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Vera Louise Osborne 11 March 1926 Naas, Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 15 September 2016 (aged 90) Tallaght Medical Center, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place |
Goldenbridge Cemetery, Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) |
Liam Cosgrave (m. 1952-2016, her death) |
| Relations | W. T. Cosgrave (father-in-law) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Vera Louise Cosgrave (née Osborne; 11 March 1926 – 15 September 2016) was the wife of former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave.
Vera Osborne was born in Naas, County Kildare on 11 March 1926. Her father, J. W. Osborne was a horse trainer based at Craddoxtown House. Osborne married Liam Cosgrave on 16 April 1952. At the time Cosgrave was a government minister, before later rising to the position of Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach in 1973.
Vera Cosgrave died in Dublin on 15 September 2016, aged 90.
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