Thomas Farren

Not to be confused with Thomas Foran, also a Labour senator in the same time period.
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

  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.
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