Michael Kinnane
Irish police commissioner
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Joseph Michael Kinnane (18 January 1889 – 10 July 1952) was an Irish civil servant and commissioner of the Gardaí Síochána.[1]
Life and career
Kinnane was born 18 January 1889 in Drumcondra, Dublin to national school teachers Michael and Eileen Kinnane (Carney).[2]
He became the commissioner of the Gardai in June 1938, and held the position until his death in Booterstown on 10 July 1952.[3] He was the first civilian commissioner to hold the position.[4]
