Robert Briscoe (politician)

Robert Briscoe
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1948  October 1961
ConstituencyDublin South-West
In office
September 1927  February 1948
ConstituencyDublin South
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
1961–1962
Preceded byMaurice E. Dockrell
Succeeded byJames O'Keeffe
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byDenis Larkin
Succeeded byJames Carroll
Personal details
Born(1894-09-25)25 September 1894
Dublin, Ireland
Died29 May 1969(1969-05-29) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party
SpouseLillian Isaacs
Children7, including Ben Briscoe

Robert Emmet Briscoe (25 September 1894 – 29 May 1969) was an Orthodox Jewish veteran of the IRA during the Irish War of Independence and a Fianna Fáil politician of Lithuanian descent. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) in the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) from 1927 to 1965. Briscoe also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1956 to 1957, and again from 1961 to 1962.