Thomas Farren
Thomas Farren | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Farren in 1918 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1879 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 26 March 1955 (aged 75) Dublin, Ireland |
| 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
- 1 2 3 "Thomas Farren". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 Murphy, Angela (September 2014). "Farren, Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
Categories:
- 1955 deaths
- Irish Citizen Army members
- Trade unionists from County Dublin
- Labour Party (Ireland) parliamentary candidates
- Labour Party (Ireland) senators
- Members of the 1922 Seanad
- Members of the 1925 Seanad
- Members of the 1928 Seanad
- Members of the 1931 Seanad
- Members of the 1934 Seanad
- People of the Easter Rising
- Politicians from County Dublin
- 19th-century Irish trade unionists
- 20th-century Irish trade unionists