Douglas Hyde Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Douglas Hyde, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Ireland.

4 records1938–19384 events1 places

Chronological biography

1938

Constitution of Ireland4 May 1938

Government / Government of Ireland · President of Ireland

Wins the election for President under the 1927 constitution

Election4 May 1938

Government / Government of Ireland · President of Ireland

Wins the election for President under the 1927 constitution

President of Ireland4 May 1938

Government / Government of Ireland · President of Ireland

Appointed President of Ireland

Presidential Inauguration25 June 1938

Government / Government of Ireland · President of Ireland · Dublin

Takes office as the first President of Ireland under the 1937 Constitution.

Titles and roles

President of Ireland

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.