Thomas Farren
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Thomas Farren (died 26 March 1955) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1920.
He stood unsuccessfully for a UK Parliament by-election for Dublin College Green in 1915.
He 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
- ^ a b c "Thomas Farren". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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| Preceded by | President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1915 |
Succeeded by John Lawlor
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| Preceded by William X. O'Brien
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Secretary of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1919 |
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| Preceded by Thomas Cassidy
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President of the Irish Trades Union Congress 1920 |
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