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Thomas Farren

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Thomas Farren
Farren in August 1918
Senator
In office
11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Born(1879-12-11)11 December 1879
Dublin, Ireland
Died26 March 1955(1955-03-26) (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseNellie Farren
Military service
Branch/serviceIrish Citizen Army
Battles/warsEaster 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Thomas Farren". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Murphy, Angela (September 2014). "Farren, Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
Trade union offices
Preceded by President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions
1915
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William O'Brien
Secretary of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions
1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thomas Cassidy
President of the Irish Trades Union Congress
1920
Succeeded by