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| | Erskine Hamilton Childers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Erskine Hamilton Childers (November 11, 1905 - November 17, 1974), the son of Robert Erskine Childers (the author of The Riddle of the Sands), served as the fourth President of Ireland from 1973 until his death in 1974. |
 | | In a political upset, Childers was elected the fourth President of Ireland on May 30, 1973, defeating Tom O'Higgins by 635,867 votes to 578,771. |
 | | Childers's state funeral in St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Dublin was attended by world leaders, including the United States Vice-President, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (representing Queen Elizabeth II), the British Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition, along with crowned heads and presidents from throughout Europe and beyond. |
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