Ruler · 1860 – 1949

Douglas Hyde

Lived 1860 – 1949; politician, poet, writer. President of Ireland of Republic of Ireland, 1938 – 1945.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1860 – 1949; 89 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Republic of Ireland
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Ireland

Republic of Ireland · the 1st of 10 dated reigns · 1938 – 2025

Douglas Hyde1938 – 1945

Seán T. O'Kelly1945 – 1959

Éamon de Valera1959 – 1973

Erskine Hamilton Childers1973 – 1974

6 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1938 – 1945 · 7 years · came to it aged 78

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Hyde left office on 25 June 1945, opting not to nominate himself for a second term.

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