Oliver St. John Gogarty

Oliver St. John Gogarty
Gogarty as painted in 1911 by William Orpen
Born	(1878-08-17)17 August 1878 Rutland Square, Dublin, Ireland
Died	22 September 1957(1957-09-22) (aged 79) New York City, United States
Occupation	Author, poet, memoirist, physician/surgeon, politician, athlete
Literary movement	Irish Literary Renaissance
Notable works	As I Was Going Down Sackville Street (1937)
Spouse	Martha Duane Gogarty ​ ​ (m. 1906)​
Children	3, including Dermot
Senator
In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Political party	Cumann na nGaedheal Fine Gael

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
	1924 Paris	Literature

Oliver Joseph St. John Gogarty (17 August 1878 – 22 September 1957) was an Irish poet, author, otolaryngologist, athlete, politician, and conversationalist. He served as the inspiration for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's novel Ulysses.