Laurence Ambrose WALDRON

Background

WALDRON, Laurence Ambrose was born on November 14, 1858 in Ballybrack, Company Dublin. 4th son of late Laurence Waldron, D.L., Member of Parliament for Company Tipperary.

Education

Studied at The Oratory School, Birmingham.

Career

He was an Member of Parliament, representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, for Dublin Street Stephen"s Green, from 21 March 1904 to 15 January 1910. On the 19th of May 1920, his head gardener, William J. McCabe, was murdered by an Ireland Republican Army gang at the bottom of Victoria Hill, Killiney. He died on 27 December 1923 at his residence, Marino, Killiney, County Dublin.

Marino is now Abbeylea, the Australian Ambassador"s residence, at Marino Road West, bought for £18,000 in 1964.

He is buried in Dean"s Grange.

Membership

Laurence was one of eight members of the Irish Privy Council of no less than two years standing who were taxpayers or ratepayers in respect of property in and had residences in Southern Ireland who were elected to the Senate of Southern Ireland established by the 1920 Home Rule bill, but he resigned before the first meeting.

Connections

Father:

Laurence Waldron