J. T. O'Farrell

John Thomas O'Farrell (died 2 January 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Railway Clerks' Association and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1927.

He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1922 general election.[2] 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.[2] He was elected to the 6th Seanad Éireann in 1948 by the Labour Panel. He resigned from the Seanad on 31 May 1950.[1]

References

  1. "John Thomas O'Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. "John (Thomas) O'Farrell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 January 2013.


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