|
Sean P. Keating (July 14, 1903 – July 2, 1976) was an Irish Republican Army member who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and later became Deputy Mayor of New York City and Regional Director of the United States Post Office. Keating was born and raised in Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland. He was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and fought for the Anti-Treaty Forces against the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War.〔How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World, ''Irish Echo'', July 13, 2011〕 He moved to the United States, where he advocated for Irish nationalist causes and for British withdrawal from Northern Ireland.〔The Young Fighter Who Made Good, ''The Irish Press'', July 15, 1976〕 He was involved in Democratic Party politics and a close associate of Irish activist Paul O'Dwyer and his brother, New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer.〔Sean Keating - An Appreciation, ''Irish Echo'', July 17, 1976〕 Among others, he was involved in the campaigns of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.〔Sean Keating - An Appreciation〕 Keating left school at the age of 13 to join the Irish Volunteers, which later became the I.R.A., serving in the 4th Cork Brigade.〔Interview with Sean P. Keating, Columbia University Oral History Department, January 24, 1974〕 He was arrested by British troops in November 1920 and beaten severely.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 He was interned Ballykinlar internment camp until December 1921, where he participated in several hunger strikes.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 Following his release, he opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served in the Fianna Cork 4th Brigade on the Republican side under Sean Moylan during the Irish Civil War.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 Keating emigrated to New York City in 1927 and became involved in Irish cultural organizations and Democratic party politics.〔How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World〕 He was one of the founders of American Friends of Irish Neutrality which opposed Irish involvement in World War II, fearing it would result in British re-occupation of Ireland.〔How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World〕 Following World War II, he was chairman of the executive council of the 1947 Irish Race Convention〔Donald Maria O'Callaghan, O'Carm.: Politician and Pastor, Steven D. Kennedy, 1990〕 and president of the American League for an Undivided Ireland, lobbying in support of the Fogarty Amendment, which tied the release of Marshall Plan funds to British withdrawal from Northern Ireland.〔How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World〕 Between the 1940s and 1960s, he served as president of the County Corksmen Association, president of the United Irish Counties Association and president of the Irish Institute.〔How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World〕 In 1956, he was honored as Grand Marshal of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade.〔''New York Times'', March 18, 1956〕 Keating served in various positions under New York City mayors William O'Dwyer, Vincent Impellitteri, and Robert F. Wagner, Jr., rising to the position of Deputy Mayor under Robert Wagner.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 He was the first to publicly introduce future President Kennedy as "the next President of the United States" at an Irish Institute event in 1957.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 He was appointed Regional Director of the U.S. Post Office by President Kennedy〔''New York Times'', November 18, 1961〕 and served in that position from 1961 until his retirement in 1966. Following President Kennedy's assassination, he served as National Chairman of the President Kennedy Memorial Committee, which secured the lands and raised the funds for the John F. Kennedy Arboretum in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.〔Columbia University Oral History〕 In retirement, he returned to Kanturk and continued to advocate for the reunification of Ireland. Keating died at his retirement home in Kanturk in 1976 and is buried there. ==References== *How Sean P. Keating Set His Stamp on the World, ''Irish Echo'', July 13, 2011 () *Next Irish-born Mayor of New York, Irish Digest, July 1957 *Interview with Sean P. Keating, Columbia University Oral History Department, January 24, 1974 *Garden History, Journal of the Garden History Society, 2007 *''New York Times'', March 18, 1956 *''New York Times'', November 18, 1961 *The Young Fighter Who Made Good, ''The Irish Press'', July 15, 1976 *Sean Keating - An Appreciation, ''Irish Echo'', July 17, 1976 *Donald Maria O'Callaghan, O'Carm.: Politician and Pastor, Steven D. Kennedy, 1990 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sean P. Keating」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|