J. T. O'Farrell explained

Office:Senator
Term Start:21 April 1948
Term End:31 May 1950
Constituency:Labour Panel
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:11 December 1922
Term End1:29 May 1936
Birth Place:County Roscommon, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Alma Mater:College of Commerce, Rathmines

John Thomas O'Farrell (1887 – 2 January 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was born in Churchborough, County Roscommon in 1887, and was educated at the College of Commerce, Rathmines. He was a member of the Railway Clerks' Association and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1927.[2]

He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1922 general election.[3] He was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 3 years.[1] He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the 1925 Seanad election and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.[1] He also stood unsuccessfully for the Dublin County constituency at the 1943 general election.[3] He was elected to the 6th Seanad Éireann in 1948 by the Labour Panel. He resigned from the Seanad on 31 May 1950.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Thomas O'Farrell. Oireachtas Members Database. 5 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – O'Farrell, J.T.. Houses of the Oireachtas. 31 December 2023.
  3. Web site: John (Thomas) O'Farrell. ElectionsIreland.org. 15 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Resignation of Senator. Houses of the Oireachtas. 31 May 1950. 31 December 2023.