John Nassau Greene
Senator
In office
27 April 1938 – 4 May 1938
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Personal details
Born
Juan Nassau Greene

(1890-03-08)8 March 1890
Argentina
Died11 February 1973(1973-02-11) (aged 82)
Richmond Surgical Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeKilkea cemetery, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland
Political party
SpouseJuliet Elizabeth Woodford Causer
Children3
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Air Force
Years of service1939–1945

John Nassau Greene (8 March 1890 – 11 February 1973) was an Irish politician.[1] A farmer from Athy, he was elected to Kildare County Council in the 1925 local elections, standing for the Farmers' Party in the Athy local electoral area.[2] He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from April to August 1938. He was elected to the 2nd Seanad in April 1938 to the Agricultural Panel.[3] He did not contest the August 1938 Seanad election.[3]

Greene served as a medical officer with the RAF during World War II.[4]

In January 1955 Greene became the first president of the National Farmers' Association, later known as the Irish Farmers' Association.[4]

References

  1. ^ "John Nassau Greene". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Brian (2006). "Local Government in Kildare, 1920–1970". In Nolan, William; McGrath, Thomas (eds.). Kildare: History and Society. Geography Publications. p. 706. ISBN 978-0-906602-57-7.
  3. ^ a b "John Nassau Greene". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b Foley, Aideen (October 2009). "Greene, Juan Nassau". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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