Thom's Irish Who's Who/Lineman, His Honour Judge John

LINEMAN, His Honour Judge John, J.P., Co. Dublin; Barrister King's Inns, 1891; K.C., 1912; County Court Judge and Chairman of Quarter Sessions of County Tyrone since 1912. Educ.: St. Finbar's, Cork; Tullabeg. Began life as a Journalist; some time a member of the Council of the Institute of Journalists; Press Gallery, House of Commons, 1888-89; formerly counsel to the Attorney- General and junior counsel to the Treasury and other public departments in Ireland and Permanent Revising Barrister for Dublin; acted on two occasions as Deputy Recorder of Londonderry; sometime Crown Prosecutor, Cos. Clare and Cork. Recns.: golf and tennis: eldest son of late Matthew Linehan, of Cork; b. 1865; m. 1898, Louise Caroline, dau. of late Sir H Gilzean-Reid, of London, and has issue two sons, three daus. Res.: 39 Wellington Road, Dublin. Clubs: Stephen's Green, Dublin; Tyrone County, Omagh.