J. T. O'Farrell
Senator
In office
April 1948 – 31 May 1950
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Senator
In office
December 1922 – May 1936
Personal details
Born1887 (1887)
County Roscommon, Ireland
Died2 January 1971(1971-01-02) (aged 83–84)
Political partyLabour Party
Alma materCollege of Commerce, Rathmines

John Thomas O'Farrell (1887 – 2 January 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was born in Churchborough, County Roscommon in 1887, and was educated at the College of Commerce, Rathmines. He was a member of the Railway Clerks' Association and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1927.[2]

He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1922 general election.[3] He was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 3 years.[1] He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the 1925 Seanad election and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.[1] He also stood unsuccessfully for the Dublin County constituency at the 1943 general election.[3] He was elected to the 6th Seanad Éireann in 1948 by the Labour Panel. He resigned from the Seanad on 31 May 1950.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Thomas O'Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – O'Farrell, J.T." Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "John (Thomas) O'Farrell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Resignation of Senator". Houses of the Oireachtas. 31 May 1950. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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