The following biography is taken from Wikipedia.
Rt. Hon. Henry Givens Burgess PC (Ire) (6 April 1859 – 23 April 1937) was an Irish railway executive and politician.
Burgess was born at Finnoe House, near Borrisokane, County Tipperary. He joined the Dublin and South Eastern Railway as a junior clerk in 1873. In 1878 he transferred to the London and North Western Railway, which also operated in Ireland, with which he stayed until 1923. From 1878 to 1883 he worked for the Irish Traffic Manager in Dublin, from 1883 to 1893 he was the company's representative in the North and Midlands of Ireland, and from 1893 to 1898 he was the company's chief representative in Scotland, based in Glasgow. In 1898 he was appointed Irish Traffic Manager and moved back to Dublin, occupying the post until 1920. In this post he was also manager of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway.
During the First World War he served as Director-General of Transport, Shipping Controller, and Coal Controller in Ireland in addition to his company responsibilities. In 1920 he was appointed Deputy General Manager of the LNWR and from December 1922 continued in this role for its successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. In February 1924 he was appointed General Manager of the LMS. He retired in March 1927.
In addition, Burgess was a member of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, deputy chairman of the Dublin and South Eastern Railway Company, a member of the Unemployment Grants Committee in London, and a director of the Great Southern Railways. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1922 New Year Honours for his wartime services, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".
He was a member of the Senate of the Irish Free State. He was elected on its formation in December 1922, and again in 1925. He sat as an Independent.
He died at his country residence in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, while on a fishing holiday.
Find A Grave contributor Mary has provided most of the following information.
Henry's first wife was Eva Georgina Abbott [1861-1883], daughter of George Abbott [1814-7 Jan. 1894] and Sarah Young Abbott [1822-10 Jan. 1887]. George Abbott was a District Inspector, in the R.I.C.
Eva married Henry on 15th October 1879, at Headford, Co. Galway. She died in Dublin on 17 January 1883, aged 21.
Their daughter, Sarah Frances Ethel Burgess, was born on 15 Aug. 1880, at Corderagh, Headford, Co. Galway. She died on 21 March 1881.
Their son, George Abbott Burgess, was born in Autumn 1882, in Dublin.
For further details on his family, see the bio of his second wife Agnes.
The following biography is taken from Wikipedia.
Rt. Hon. Henry Givens Burgess PC (Ire) (6 April 1859 – 23 April 1937) was an Irish railway executive and politician.
Burgess was born at Finnoe House, near Borrisokane, County Tipperary. He joined the Dublin and South Eastern Railway as a junior clerk in 1873. In 1878 he transferred to the London and North Western Railway, which also operated in Ireland, with which he stayed until 1923. From 1878 to 1883 he worked for the Irish Traffic Manager in Dublin, from 1883 to 1893 he was the company's representative in the North and Midlands of Ireland, and from 1893 to 1898 he was the company's chief representative in Scotland, based in Glasgow. In 1898 he was appointed Irish Traffic Manager and moved back to Dublin, occupying the post until 1920. In this post he was also manager of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway.
During the First World War he served as Director-General of Transport, Shipping Controller, and Coal Controller in Ireland in addition to his company responsibilities. In 1920 he was appointed Deputy General Manager of the LNWR and from December 1922 continued in this role for its successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. In February 1924 he was appointed General Manager of the LMS. He retired in March 1927.
In addition, Burgess was a member of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, deputy chairman of the Dublin and South Eastern Railway Company, a member of the Unemployment Grants Committee in London, and a director of the Great Southern Railways. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1922 New Year Honours for his wartime services, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".
He was a member of the Senate of the Irish Free State. He was elected on its formation in December 1922, and again in 1925. He sat as an Independent.
He died at his country residence in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, while on a fishing holiday.
Find A Grave contributor Mary has provided most of the following information.
Henry's first wife was Eva Georgina Abbott [1861-1883], daughter of George Abbott [1814-7 Jan. 1894] and Sarah Young Abbott [1822-10 Jan. 1887]. George Abbott was a District Inspector, in the R.I.C.
Eva married Henry on 15th October 1879, at Headford, Co. Galway. She died in Dublin on 17 January 1883, aged 21.
Their daughter, Sarah Frances Ethel Burgess, was born on 15 Aug. 1880, at Corderagh, Headford, Co. Galway. She died on 21 March 1881.
Their son, George Abbott Burgess, was born in Autumn 1882, in Dublin.
For further details on his family, see the bio of his second wife Agnes.
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