Hoctor, Daniel (1900-1971)--DB5083
Biographical Notes
Date of birth and date of death
1900-1971
Maiden name, place of origin
Carney, Tipperary
Marital status, religious denomination, children
Social background, family connections
Son of a farmer in Carney
Education, occupation and public functions
Education
University College Dublin (UCD): Postgraduate research 1922-1923; Royal College of Science: Bachelor of Agricultural Science 1922, Associateship 1922; Christian Brother's School Nenagh; Kildangan National School
Occupation
Department of Agriculture: Assistant secretary 1958-1965, chief inspector 1953-1958, senior inspector 1951-1953, staff member 1934-; Agricultural instructor in Kilkenny 1933-1934; Agricultural instructor in Cork 1923-1933; Civil Service and Local Appointments Commission: Examiner; UCD: External examiner in Agriculture and Farm management
Functions in agricultural institutions
European Commission on Agriculture: Irish representative 1953-1958; Interdepartment committee on western farms 1961-1962: Member
Functions in other institutions
Commission on the Land Rehabilitation Project: Chairman; Irish Volunteers: Member
Political activities
Short Biography
References
Own publications
- The Departmet's History, Dublin 1971
Sources
- Daly, Mary E., The First Department: A History of the Department of Agriculture, Dublin 2002, p. 423
- Hoctor, Daniel, The Department's History, Dublin 1971, p. xiiif, 237
- Irish Farmers' Journal, 20.11.1965, p. 3
- ARH file no. 3357