Joseph Kevin Bracken

Joseph Kevin Bracken (1852 – 2 May 1904), from Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, was a builder who spent his early years in America. He is most famous for being one of the seven founder members in 1884 of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was also a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.[1] Bracken married twice. He was the father of Brendan Bracken, a minister in the British Government during World War II when Winston Churchill was British Prime Minister.[1]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club in Templemore, J.K. Bracken's GAC, is named after him.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wrigley, Chris (2002). Winston Churchill: A Biographical Companion. ABC-CLIO. p. 76. ISBN 9780874369908.

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