James Macmahon
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James Macmahon PC (Ire) (20 April 1865 – 1 May 1954) was an Irish civil servant and businessman.
Macmahon was born in Belfast. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh and Blackrock College, Dublin. He joined the Irish Post Office, being promoted to Assistant Secretary in 1913 and Secretary in 1916. In 1918 he became Under-Secretary for Ireland and held the post until his retirement on the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. He then went into business in Dublin.
He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1920 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable". In 1928, he was elected president of the Royal Irish Society.
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