Envoy extraordinary
Subtitle: Professor Smiddy of Cork
By: Eda Sagarra
Publisher: Institute of Public Administration
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781910393222
Subjects: History
Description: This is the story of an eminent son of Cork, whose career was closely interwoven with the early history of the Irish State. -- Publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Late Victorian Cork, 1875-1901; title: University Collge Cork, 1909-22; title: Economic adviser and government agent, 1921-4; title: Traveling salesman for the Free State: minister plenipotentiary, 1924-9; title: High Commissioner in London, 1929-30; title: In the wilderness? The Tariff Commission 1930-3; title: Adviser to de Valera, 1932-45; title: Monetary and banking policy; title: Agriculture; title: Retirement, 1945-59.