W. T. Cosgrave
President of the Executive Council
In office 6 December 1922 ? 9 March 1932
Vice President	Kevin O'Higgins Ernest Blythe
Preceded by	Himself as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State
Succeeded by	Eamon de Valera
Leader of the Opposition
In office 9 March 1932 ? 11 January 1944
President	Douglas Hyde
Taoiseach	Eamon de Valera
Preceded by	Eamon de Valera
Succeeded by	Richard Mulcahy
Leader of Fine Gael
In office 20 June 1934 ? 30 May 1944
Preceded by	Eoin O'Duffy
Succeeded by	Richard Mulcahy
Leader of Cumann na nGaedheal
In office 20 April 1923 ? 15 May 1933
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Chairman of the Provisional Government
In office 22 August 1922 ? 6 December 1922
Preceded by	Michael Collins
Succeeded by	Office abolished
President of Dail Eireann
In office 9 September 1922 ? 6 December 1922
Preceded by	Arthur Griffith
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister for Finance
In office 17 July 1922 ? 21 September 1923
President	Michael Collins
Preceded by	Michael Collins
Succeeded by	Ernest Blythe
Minister for Local Government
In office 2 April 1919 ? 22 August 1922
President	Michael Collins
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Ernest Blythe
Teachta Dala
In office September 1927  ? May 1944
Constituency	Cork Borough
In office May 1921  ? September 1927
Constituency	Carlow?Kilkenny
Member of Parliament for North Kilkenny
In office 14 December 1918 ? 26 October 1922
Preceded by	Michael Meagher
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	William Thomas Cosgrave ( 1880-06-06 ) 6 June 1880 Inchicore , Dublin , Ireland
Died	16 November 1965 (1965-11-16) (aged 85) The Liberties, Dublin , Ireland
Resting place	Goldenbridge Cemetery , Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Other political affiliations	Sinn Fein (1905?22) Cumann na nGaedheal (1923?33)
Spouse(s)	Louisa Flanagan (m. 1919; d. 1959)
Relations	Liam T. Cosgrave (Grandson) Vera Cosgrave (Daughter-in-law)
Children	2, including Liam
Parents	Thomas Cosgrave Bridget Nixon
Education	St. Joseph's School, Marino
Military service
Allegiance	Ireland
Years of service	1913?16
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Easter Rising

William Thomas Cosgrave (6 June 1880 ? 16 November 1965) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was President of the Executive Council from 1922 to 1932 and Leader of the Opposition from 1932 to 1944.

Cosgrave was Leader of Fine Gael from 1934 to 1944, Leader of Cumann na nGaedheal from 1923 to 1933, Chairman of the Provisional Government from August 1922 to December 1922, President of Dail Eireann from September 1922 to December 1922, Minister for Finance from 1922 to 1923 and Minister for Local Government from 1919 to 1922.

He was a Teachta Dala (TD) from 1921 to 1944.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Kilkenny constituency from 1918 to 1922. ^[1]

Cosgrave never officially held the office of Taoiseach .

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