Members of the 6th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 6th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1948, after the 1948 general election and served until the close of poll for the 7th Seanad in 1951.

Composition of the 6th Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 6th Seanad first met on 21 April 1948.

		Administrative Panel	Agricultural Panel	Cultural and Educational Panel	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Panel	National University of Ireland	University of Dublin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Total
	Fianna Fáil	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	11
	Fine Gael	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	9
	Labour Party	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	8
	Clann na Talmhan	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	Clann na Poblachta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Independents	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	6	14
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	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	Panel		Party	Notes
Finan, John !John Finan	Administrative Panel		Clann na Talmhan	Elected to 14th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1951[1]
Fitzsimons, Patrick !Administrative Panel		Independent
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Leas Cathaoirleach
Hearne, Michael !Administrative Panel		(unknown)
McGee, James !Administrative Panel		(unknown)
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Ryan, Jeremiah !Jeremiah Ryan	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan
Burke, Robert Malachy !Robert Malachy Burke	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party	Resigned on 6 December 1950[2]
Counihan, John !Agricultural Panel		Independent
Gibbons, Seán !Seán Gibbons	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Callaghan, William !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Cathaoirleach
O'Dwyer, Martin !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Quinn, Martin !Martin Quinn	Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
Quirke, William !Agricultural Panel		(unknown)
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Agricultural Panel		Labour Party
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
Lavery, Cecil !Cecil Lavery	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael	Appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on 21 April 1950[3]
Loughman, Frank !Frank Loughman	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
O'Connell, Thomas J. !Thomas J. O'Connell	Cultural and Educational Panel		Labour Party
Brennan, Joseph !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)	Died on 1 February 1950[4]
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Clarkin, Andrew !Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Crosbie, James !Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Davidson, Mary !Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1950[5]
Dockrell, Henry Morgan !Henry Morgan Dockrell	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Duffy, Luke J. !Luke J. Duffy	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party	Resigned on 22 June 1949[6]
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Lynch, Peter !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)
Summerfield, Frederick !Industrial and Commercial Panel		(unknown)
Anthony, Richard !Richard Anthony	Labour Panel		Independent
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel		Labour Party
Campbell, Seán !Labour Panel		(unknown)	Died on 27 February 1950[7]
Colgan, Michael !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Fogarty, Andrew !Andrew Fogarty	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Hawkins, Frederick !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Labour Panel		Clann na Talmhan
O'Farrell, John !Labour Panel		Labour Party	Resigned on 31 May 1950[8]
Ruane, Seán !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Smyth, Michael !Labour Panel		(unknown)
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland		Independent
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon	National University of Ireland		Fianna Fáil
O'Brien, George !National University of Ireland		Independent
Bigger, Joseph Warwick !University of Dublin		Independent
Fearon, William !University of Dublin		Independent
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin		Independent
Bennett, George C. !George C. Bennett	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Butler, Eleanor !Eleanor Butler	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
Douglas, James !James Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Ireland, Denis !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
McCartan, Patrick !Patrick McCartan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Clann na Poblachta
McCrea, James J. !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Labour Party
McGuire, Edward !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
O'Farrell, Séamus !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Richards-Orpen, Edward !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Sweetman, Edmund !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael
Woulfe, Patrick !Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent

Changes

Date	Panel		Gain		Loss	Notes
1948-04-21 21 April 1948	Agricultural Panel				Fine Gael	Timothy O'Donovan elected as Cathaoirleach
1949-06-22 22 June 1949	Industrial and Commercial Panel				Labour Party	Resignation of Luke J. Duffy[6]
1950-02-01 1 February 1950	Industrial and Commercial Panel					Death of Joseph Brennan[4]
1950-02-27 27 February 1950	Labour Panel					Death of Seán Campbell[7]
1950-04-21 21 April 1950	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fine Gael	Cecil Lavery appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court[3]
1950-05-31 31 May 1950	Labour Panel				Labour Party	Resignation of John O'Farrell[8]
1950-06-16 16 June 1950	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour Party			Mary Davidson elected at a by-election[5]
1950-12-06 6 December 1950	Agricultural Panel				Labour Party	Resignation of Robert Malachy Burke[2]
1951-05-30 30 May 1951	Administrative Panel				Clann na Talmhan	John Finan elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1951 general election[1]

See also

• Members of the 13th Dáil
• Government of the 13th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 13th Dáil

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. John Finan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=388&ConstID=208. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Robert Malachy Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=1176&ConstID=205. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Cecil Lavery". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=613&ConstID=204. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Joseph Brennan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=1156&ConstID=207. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Ms. Mary Davidson". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=1251&ConstID=207. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Luke J. Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=1282&ConstID=207. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. Seán Campbell". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1191&ConstID=210. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Mr. John O'Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&MemberID=1587&ConstID=206. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 

External links

• "6th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=6&disp=mem. Retrieved 10 November 2009.