Letter from Jonathan Pim to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916

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Letter from Jonathan Pim to Augustine Birrell, 29 March 1916

1 29.3.16 Dear Mr. Birrell. Sir John. R. O'Connell
informs me that he has
applied for the vacant post
of Chief Crown Solicitor for
Ireland. He was my Solicitor while
I was Attorney General, &
I therefore have had help with 2 both of his work, & of himself. He is a man of very considerable
ability & would the work of
the office (if it were given to
him) would not only be
safe in his hands, but also
Excellently done. I am
Yours Sincerely Jonathan Pim 3 Put with papers
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This letter was written by Jonathan Ernest Pim (1858–1949). Pim was attorney general for Ireland (1914-1915). Following this he was nominated to serve on the Sankey Committee which adjudicated on internment in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising. The letter was addressed to Augustine Birrell (1850-1933), the chief secretary for Ireland. Birrell was appointed chief secretary in January 1907. In 1916 he resigned as he willingly accepted the political responsibility for the outbreak of the Rising in 1916. In the letter Pim mentions that John Robert O'Connell (1868-1943) served as his solicitor while Pim was attorney general for Ireland and recommends him for the vacant position of chief crown solicitor.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1783.html)