- Members of the 1931 Seanad
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1925 Seanad (1925) 1928 Seanad 1931 Seanad 1934 Seanad 2nd Seanad (1937) This is a list of the members of the 1931 Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1922 and elected at the 1925, 1928 and 1931 Seanad elections.
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Composition of the 1931 Seanad
The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session. However, as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor, the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the "Second Seanad". The Free State Senate, despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition, is considered to have been a single 'Seanad' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the "First Seanad".
There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1931, 23 Senators were elected. The Seanad election in 1925 was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.
17 Senators had been elected at the 1928 Seanad election and 19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. In 1922, 35 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 25 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1931 Seanad first met on 6 December 1931.
Elected in 1922 Nominated in 1922 Elected in 1925 Elected in 1928 Elected in 1931 Total 12 years 12 years 9 years 12 years 6 years 9 years 3 years 6 years 9 years Cumann na nGaedheal 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 2 10 Labour Party 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 Farmers' Party 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 Fianna Fáil 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 Independents 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 7 19 Total 1 7 3 14 6 5 2 1 20 60 - Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.
List of senators
- Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Party Entered Office Term Notes Henry Guinness Independent Elected in 1922 12 years Ellen Cuffe Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Died on 29 June 1933[1] Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Sir Thomas Esmonde Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Bernard Forbes (unknown) Nominated in 1922 12 years Sir John Keane Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Thomas Westropp Bennett Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 9 years Cathaoirleach Independent Elected in 1925 9 years Francis McGuinness Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 9 years Henry Barniville Independent Elected in 1925 12 years Sir Edward Bellingham (unknown) Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years James Dillon Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years Sir William Bernard Hickie (unknown) Elected in 1925 12 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Joseph O'Connor Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years Labour Party Elected in 1925 12 years Farmers' Party Elected in 1925 12 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years Independent Elected in 1926 12 years Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 February 1926, replacing Windham Wyndham-Quin[2] John Philip Bagwell Independent Elected in 1928 6 years Alfred Byrne Independent Elected in 1928 6 years Resigned on 10 December 1931[3] Oliver St. John Gogarty (unknown) Elected in 1928 6 years Andrew Jameson Independent Elected in 1928 6 years Thomas Johnson Labour Party Elected in 1928 6 years Richard Wilson Farmers' Party Elected in 1928 6 years Kathleen Clarke Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Joseph Connolly Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Seán Milroy Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1928 9 years Joseph O'Doherty Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Elected to 8th Dáil at the general election on 24 January 1933[4] Séamus Robinson Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years Kathleen Browne Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1931 3 years Eileen Costello Independent Elected in 1931 3 years Independent Elected in 1931 6 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1931 9 years James Douglas Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Labour Party Elected in 1931 9 years Labour Party Elected in 1931 9 years Hugh Garahan Farmers' Party Elected in 1931 9 years Sir John Griffith Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Laurence O'Neill Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Independent Elected in 1931 9 years Fianna Fáil Elected in 1931 9 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1931 9 years Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1932 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 2 January 1932, replacing Alfred Byrne[7]
Died on 28 November 1934[7]Eamonn Duggan Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1933 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 19 April 1933, replacing Joseph O'Doherty[8] Ernest Blythe Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1934 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 2 January 1934, replacing Ellen Cuffe[9] Raphael Keyes Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 2 January 1934, replacing Seamus Ryan[10] Patrick Lynch Fianna Fáil Elected in 1934 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 September 1934, replacing Arthur Vincent[11] Changes
Date Gain Loss Notes 10 December 1931 Independent Resignation of Alfred Byrne[3] 2 January 1932 Cumann na nGaedheal George Crosbie elected at a by-election to replace Alfred Byrne[7] 24 January 1933 Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Doherty elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election[4] 19 April 1933 Cumann na nGaedheal Eamonn Duggan elected at a by-election to replace Joseph O'Doherty[8] 29 June 1933 Independent Death of Ellen Cuffe[1] 30 June 1933 Death of Seamus Ryan[5] 2 January 1934 Cumann na nGaedheal Ernest Blythe elected at a by-election to replace Ellen Cuffe[9] 2 January 1934 Fianna Fáil Raphael Keyes elected at a by-election to replace Seamus Ryan[10] 21 February 1934 Resignation of Arthur Vincent[6] 28 September 1934 Fianna Fáil Patrick Lynch elected at a by-election to replace Arthur Vincent[11] 28 November 1934 Cumann na nGaedheal Death of George Crosbie[7] See also
References
- ^ a b "Countess of Desart". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=1260&ConstID=214. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "Mr. Samuel Lombard Brown". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1922&MemberID=2109&ConstID=215. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Alfred Byrne". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=137&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Joseph O'Doherty". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=856&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Seamus Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=1672&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Arthur Vincent". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=1701&ConstID=214. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Mr. George Crosbie". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1928&MemberID=1235&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Eamonn Duggan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=7&MemberID=350&ConstID=148. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Ernest Blythe". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=61&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Raphael Keyes". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=590&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mr. Patrick Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&MemberID=1731&ConstID=215. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
External links
- "1931 Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=1931&disp=mem. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
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