Godfrey John Arthur Murray Lyle Mulholland (3 October 1892 — 1 March 1948) was an Irish first-class

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er, civil servant,

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officer and banking director. The son of

Henry Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath Henry Lyle Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath (30 January 1854 – 22 March 1931), was an Irish Conservative Member of Parliament. Early life Dunleath was the second son of John Mulholland, 1st Baron Dunleath and the former Frances Louisa Lyle (d. ...

, he was born at the family estate near

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in October 1892. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, Mulholland made a single appearance in

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for Cambridge University Cricket Club against the touring

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at Fenner's in 1912. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Cambridge first innings by Claude Carter for 6 runs, while in their second innings he was unbeaten on 3 runs. After graduating from Cambridge in 1913, Mulholland entered into the Colonial Office and was sent to Australia, where he served as the private secretary to

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, the Administrator of the Northern Territory. However, this appointment was short lived due to the beginning of the

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in Europe. Mulholland returned to Europe, where he served in the

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. By June 1917 he held the temporary rank of

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, while the following year he was decorated with the

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. He ended the war as an

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, a position he vacated in June 1919. Following the war, he served as a director of the

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and later as a partner with the bank Edward de Stein and Company. He was married to the Hon. Olivia Vernon Harcourt, daughter of the 1st Viscount Harcourt, with the couple having three children. Mulholland was resident in his later years at Langhurst Manor in

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. He died at the

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at St Pancras in March 1948. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer, in addition to being the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulholland, Godfrey 1892 births 1948 deaths Younger sons of barons Cricketers from County Londonderry People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Irish cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Irish civil servants Royal Army Service Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Military Cross NatWest Group people Military personnel from County Londonderry People from Bellaghy