Editing Seán Lester (section)

==Later years==
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Lester was given the [[Woodrow Wilson Award]] in 1945 and a doctorate of the [[National University of Ireland]] in 1948.

Despite rumours that he would be prepared to stand for election as [[President of Ireland]], Lester sought no permanent office and retired to [[Recess, County Galway]], in the west of Ireland, where he died in 1959. In its obituary, ''[[The Times]]'' described Lester as an "international conciliator and courageous friend of refugees". 

His granddaughter [[Susan Denham]] was [[Chief Justice of Ireland]] for the [[Supreme Court of Ireland]] from 2011 to 2017.