Judge peter smithwick biography
Judge peter smithwick biography
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Late Judge Peter Smithwick
Eddie Synnott
The death took place on Tuesday last, March 8th, of Judge Peter Alexander Smithwick, at the age of 85.
The late Judge Peter Smithwick.
Born on February 15th 1937, into the famous family who brewed Smithwick’s ale for several generations in Kilkenny City until it was acquired by Guinness (Diageo) in 1965, Peter Smithwick grew up in the family’s country home at Kilcreene Lodge and was educated at Loreto Convent, Kilkenny, Castleknock College and UCD.
He joined his father Walter’s solicitors’ practice in 1958 and took over the practice on his father’s retirement. He also succeeded his father as Director of Smithwick’s Brewery.
Peter Smithwick was a Freeman of Kilkenny, served as chairman of the Kilkenny branch of the Council for the Blind, was a former president of the Order of Malta in Ireland and a committee member of the Butler Society.
An active Fianna Fáil member, he was director of elections for 12 Dáil, Presidential and European e