John A. Costello

John Aloysius Costello (20 June 1891 – 5 January 1976) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1959, and Attorney General of Ireland from 1926 to 1932.

John A. Costello
3rd Taoiseach
In office 2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957
President	Seán T. O'Kelly
Tánaiste	William Norton
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Éamon de Valera
In office 18 February 1948 – 13 June 1951
President	Seán T. O'Kelly
Tánaiste	William Norton
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Éamon de Valera
Leader of the Opposition
In office 20 March 1957 – 21 October 1959
President	Seán T. O'Kelly
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	James Dillon
In office 13 June 1951 – 2 June 1954
President	Seán T. O'Kelly
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Éamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Éamon de Valera
3rd Attorney General of Ireland
In office 9 January 1926 – 9 March 1932
President	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	John O'Byrne
Succeeded by	Conor Maguire
Teachta Dála
In office February 1948 – June 1969
Constituency	Dublin South-East
In office May 1944 – February 1948
In office July 1937 – June 1943
Constituency	Dublin Townships
In office January 1933 – July 1937
Constituency	Dublin County
Personal details
Born	John Aloysius Costello (1891-06-20)20 June 1891 Fairview, Dublin, Ireland
Died	5 January 1976(1976-01-05) (aged 84) Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Ida Mary O'Malley (m. 1919; d. 1956)
Relations	Caroline Costello (Granddaughter)
Children	4, including Declan
Parents	John Costello Rose Callaghan
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1933 to 1943 and from 1944 to 1969.