James Hennessy | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 8 July 1906 – 9 January 1921 | |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 9 January 1921 – 16 May 1945 | |
Personal details | |
Born | James Richard Charles Hennessy 26 July 1867 Cherves, Charente, France |
Died | 16 May 1945 Paris, France | (aged 77)
Nationality | French |
Spouse(s) | Alice Hennessy (m. 1893) |
Profession | Naval officer, businessman, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | France |
Service/branch | Navy |
Rank | Corvette captain |
Battles/wars | World War I |
James Richard Charles Hennessy (26 July 1867 – 16 May 1945) was a French naval officer, politician, businessman and equestrian.[1]
Personal life[]
Hennessy was born on 26 July 1867 in Cherves, a member of the Hennessy cognac family. He married Alice Hennessy, his first cousin, in 1893; they had five children.[2] He died in Paris on 16 May 1945.
Military career[]
Hennessy attended the École navale, before embarking on a career in the French Navy.[3] Having left the navy in 1893, he was mobilised during World War I. He rose to the rank of corvette captain and was awarded the Croix de guerre.[4]
Business interests[]
Upon leaving the navy in 1893, Hennessy joined the family business.[3][4]
Politics[]
Hennessy began his political career as a general councillor for Segonzac, Charente in 1895. He was elected as a deputy for Charente in 1906, succeeding Gustave d'Ornano, who had died shortly after the general election. He was re-elected in 1910, 1914 and 1919.[5] In 1921, he was elected to the senate, where he sat until his death in 1945.[3][6]
Hennessy also served as deputy mayor of Cognac until 1929. Several of his relatives, including his brother Jean also had careers in politics.[3][7]
Equestrian[]
Hennessy had a keen interest in horses. As a breeder of racehorses,[3][4] he won the Grand National with Lutteur III in 1909,[8] and the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris with Lord Loris in 1914.[9]
Hennessy competed in the mail coach event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "James Hennessy". Olympedia. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12107.
- ↑ Burke, Bernard; Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland. Harrison & Sons. p. 310. https://books.google.com/books?id=diHHDwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jolly, Jean (1960–1977) (in French). Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1889–1940). Presses universitaires de France.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Hennessy Richard Charles James". https://cths.fr/an/savant.php?id=122709#.
- ↑ "James, Richard, Charles Hennessy" (in French). https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/3794.
- ↑ "Hennessy James" (in French). https://www.senat.fr/senateur-3eme-republique/hennessy_james0392r3.html.
- ↑ Dubasque, François; Lachaise, Bernard (2008) (in French). Jean Hennessy (1874-1944): Argent et réseaux au service d'une nouvelle république. Presses universitaires de Rennes. ISBN 9782753505476. https://books.google.com/books?id=LBciAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ "French horse winner". The Boston Globe. 27 March 1909. p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/431053168/.
- ↑ "Rain mars steeplechase". 22 June 1914. p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/478220412/.
- ↑ "James Hennessy Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/james-hennessy-1.html. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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