Thomas Farren
Irish politician and trade unionist (1879–1955)
Thomas Farren | |
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Farren in August 1918 | |
Senator | |
In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1879-12-11)11 December 1879 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 26 March 1955(1955-03-26) (aged 75) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Nellie Farren |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Irish Citizen Army |
Battles/wars | Easter Rising |
Thomas Farren (11 December 1879 – 26 March 1955) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1]
Farren stood unsuccessfully for a UK Parliament by-election for Dublin College Green in 1915.[2]
In 1916 he participated in the Easter Rising as part of the Irish Citizen Army.[2]
Farren was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1920.[2]
Farren was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 9 years.[1] He was re-elected in 1931 for another 9-year term and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Farren". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Murphy, Angela (September 2014). "Farren, Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
Trade union offices | ||
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Preceded by William O'Brien | President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1915 | Succeeded by John Lawlor |
Preceded by William O'Brien | Secretary of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1919 | Succeeded by P. T. Daly |
Preceded by Thomas Cassidy | President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1920 | Succeeded by Thomas Foran |
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- Feb. 1923 William Cummins (Lab)
- Nov. 1923 Thomas Foran (Lab)
- Dec. 1923 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
- 1925 Douglas Hyde (Ind)
- John O'Neill (CnaG)
- CnaG: Cumann na nGaedheal
- FP: Farmers' Party
- Lab: Labour Party
- Ind: Independent