Irish politician (1893–1970)
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] 1933 general election .[ 4] 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]
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