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James McNeill

James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (died 1938)

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Born
March 27, 1869
Died
December 12, 1938
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1869

About James McNeill

James McNeill was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. James McNeill (27 March 1869 – 12 December 1938) was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. When the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State, Tim Healy, retired in December 1927, James McNeill was proposed as his replacement by the Irish government of W.

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James McNeill timeline

  1. James McNeill (27 March 1869 – 12 December 1938) was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
  2. When the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State, Tim Healy, retired in December 1927, James McNeill was proposed as his replacement by the Irish government of W.

The world when James McNeill was born

James McNeill was born in 1869. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in James McNeill's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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