Charles Gerald McNamara
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| name = Charles Gerald McNamara |
| name = Charles Gerald McNamara |
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| birth_date = 11 December 1900 |
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| birth_place = Dublin |
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| death_date = 1965 |
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| death_place = Dublin |
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| other_names = Charles G. McNamara |
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'''Charles Gerald McNamara''' ( |
'''Charles Gerald McNamara''' (11 December 1900 - 7 December 1965) was an Irish engineer active throughout mid-twentieth-century [[Ireland]]. He was the eldest son of [[T.F. McNamara]].{{Cite web |title=MCNAMARA, CHARLES GERALD |url=https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/3949/MCNAMARA,+CHARLES+GERALD |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Dictionary of Irish Architects}} |
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== Life == |
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Educated at the University School and Belvedere College, Dublin, he began his career with his younger brother |
Educated at the [[Catholic University School]] and [[Belvedere College]],{{Cite news |date=9 December 1965 |title=Mr C. McNamara |work=Irish Independent |pages=20}} Dublin, he began his career with his younger brother N.P. McNamara at his father's practice from 1916 to 1919. He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from [[University College, Dublin]] in 1922; thereafter working in the [[Office of Public Works]]. |
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In 1936, he returned to Ireland and established his own practice. During [[World War II]], he was in charge of Civil Defence in the Dublin area. Later, he incorporated his father's practice into his own following T.F. McNamara's death in 1947, creating the firm of C.G. McNamara & Partners with N.R. MacGovern as a new partner in the architectural division. |
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McNamara died suddenly at his home in [[Dún Laoghaire|Dun Laoghaire]], on 7 December 1965.{{Cite news |date=9 December 1965 |title=Deaths: McNamara, Charles G. |work=Irish Press |pages=2}} With his wife, Eileen, he had two sons and two daughters. |
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