Joseph Stuart
Dr Joseph (JJ) Stuart, (died 21 March 1980) was the 19th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association.[1]
Born in Ogonnelloe, County Clare, he won two Fitzgibbon Cup medals with UCD and also hurled in Clare, Galway and Limerick.
He was a medical doctor and was Master of Dublin's Coombe Hospital from 1957 to 1963.
He served as vice-chairman of Dublin county committee for many years and in 1954 became the only non-Leinster man to chair Leinster Council.
He was also a prominent hurling referee who took charge of the 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Cork and Antrim.
References
- ↑ larnapairce.ie, retrieved 8 January 2016
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| Preceded by Séamus McFerran |
President of the Gaelic Athletic Association 1958–1961 |
Succeeded by Aodh Ó Broin |
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