Sir John Esmonde, 16th Baronet
Sir John Henry Grattan Esmonde, 16th Baronet of the Esmonde baronets, (27 June 1928 – 16 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A Senior Counsel by profession, Esmonde was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency at the 1973 general election. He lost his seat at the 1977 general election.
His uncle Sir John Esmonde, 14th Baronet was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1937 to 1951 and his father Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet was a Fine Gael TD for Wexford from 1951 to 1973.
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