1928 Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIrish Free State
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term6 December 1928 – 5 December 1931
Government
Members60
CathaoirleachThomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)
Leas-ChathaoirleachPatrick Hooper (Ind)

The 1928 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1928 Seanad election to the 1931 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1928 Seanad included members nominated in 1922, and members elected at the 1922, 1925 and 1928 Seanad elections. It sat as a second chamber to the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad.

Composition of the 1928 Seanad

There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. In 1928, 17 Senators were elected. The previous Seanad election in 1925 was a popular election. However, at the 1928 and subsequent Free State Seanad elections, the franchise was restricted to Oireachtas members.

19 Senators had been elected at the 1925 Seanad election. In 1922, 30 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 30 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.[1]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 1928 Seanad first met on 12 December 1928.[2]

Party Seats
Cumann na nGaedheal 19
Fianna Fáil 8
Labour 6
Independent 27
Total 60

List of senators

  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name PartyEntered OfficeTermNotes
William Barrington   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
Eileen Costello   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
James G. Douglas   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
Michael Duffy   Labour Elected in 1922 9 years  
Thomas Farren   Labour Elected in 1922 9 years  
Alice Stopford Green   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years Died on 28 May 1929[3]
Sir John Griffith   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
Patrick W. Kenny   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1922 9 years Died on 22 April 1931[4]
James J. MacKean   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1922 9 years  
John MacLoughlin   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
William Molloy   Independent Elected in 1922 9 years  
Maurice George Moore   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1922 9 years Joined Fianna Fáil after their entry into the Seanad in 1928[5]
Brian O'Rourke   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1922 9 years  
William O'Sullivan   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1922 9 years  
Countess of Desart   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
James Charles Dowdall   Fianna Fáil Nominated in 1922 12 years Joined Fianna Fáil after their entry into the Seanad in 1928[6]
Sir Thomas Esmonde   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
Earl of Granard   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
Henry Guinness   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
Sir John Keane   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
James Moran   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
Marquess of Lansdowne   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years Resigned on 5 June 1929[7]
Jennie Wyse Power   Independent Nominated in 1922 12 years  
John Counihan   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 6 years  
Thomas Westropp Bennett   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 9 years Cathaoirleach
Sir Edward Coey Bigger   Independent Elected in 1925 9 years  
Francis McGuinness   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 9 years  
Henry Barniville   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Sir Edward Bellingham   Independent Elected in 1925 12 years  
William Cummins   Labour Elected in 1925 12 years  
James Dillon   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Michael Fanning   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Thomas Foran   Labour Elected in 1925 12 years  
Sir William Hickie   Independent Elected in 1925 12 years  
Cornelius Kennedy   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Thomas Linehan   Independent Elected in 1925 12 years  
Joseph O'Connor   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
J. T. O'Farrell   Labour Elected in 1925 12 years  
Michael F. O'Hanlon   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
James Parkinson   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Thomas Toal   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 12 years  
Samuel Lombard Brown   Independent Elected in 1926 12 years Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 February 1926, replacing the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Ear[8]
Patrick Hooper   Independent Elected in 1927 Until 1934 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 March 1927, replacing Martin Fitzgerald[9]
Died on 6 September 1931[9]
Michael Comyn   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 3 years  
Seán MacEllin   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 3 years  
Ross McGillycuddy   Independent Elected in 1928 3 years  
Sir Walter Nugent   Independent Elected in 1928 3 years  
John Philip Bagwell   Independent Elected in 1928 6 years  
Alfie Byrne   Independent Elected in 1928 6 years  
Oliver St. John Gogarty   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1928 6 years  
Andrew Jameson   Independent Elected in 1928 6 years  
Thomas Johnson   Labour Elected in 1928 6 years  
Sir Bryan Mahon   Independent Elected in 1928 6 years Died on 24 September 1930[10]
Richard Wilson   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1928 6 years  
Kathleen Clarke   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years  
Joseph Connolly   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years  
Seán Milroy   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1928 9 years  
Joseph O'Doherty   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years  
Séumas Robinson   Fianna Fáil Elected in 1928 9 years  
William Sears   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1928 9 years Died on 23 March 1929[11]
Sir Nugent Everard   Independent Elected in 1929 9 years Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 April 1929, replacing William Sears[12]
Died on 12 July 1929[12]
Kathleen Browne   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1929 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 20 June 1929, replacing Alice Stopford Green[13]
Laurence O'Neill   Independent Elected in 1929 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 20 June 1929, replacing the Marquess of Lansdowne[14]
Richard A. Butler   Independent Elected in 1929 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 October 1929, replacing Sir Nugent Everard[15]
Michael Staines   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1930 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 12 December 1930, replacing Sir Bryan Mahon[16]
Arthur Vincent   Independent Elected in 1931 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 May 1931, replacing Patrick W. Kenny[17]
George Crosbie   Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1931 Until 1931 election Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 5 November 1931, replacing Patrick Hooper[18]

Changes

Date Loss Gain Note
23 March 1929


Cumann na nGaedheal   Death of William Sears[11]
10 April 1929


  Independent Sir Nugent Everard elected at a by-election to replace William Sears[12]
28 May 1929


Independent   Death of Alice Stopford Green[3]
5 June 1929


Independent   Resignation of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne[7]
20 June 1929


  Cumann na nGaedheal Kathleen Browne elected at a by-election to replace Alice Stopford Green[13]
20 June 1929


  Independent Laurence O'Neill elected at a by-election to replace the Marquess of Lansdowne[14]
12 July 1929


Independent   Death of Sir Nugent Everard[12]
23 October 1929


  Independent Richard A. Butler elected at a by-election to replace Sir Nugent Everard[15]
24 September 1930


Independent   Death of Sir Bryan Mahon[10]
12 December 1930


  Cumann na nGaedheal Michael Staines elected at a by-election to replace Sir Bryan Mahon[16]
22 April 1931


Independent   Death of Patrick W. Kenny[4]
28 May 1931


  Independent Arthur Vincent elected at a by-election to replace Patrick W. Kenny[17]
6 September 1931


Independent   Death of Patrick Hooper[9]
5 November 1931


  Cumann na nGaedheal George Crosbie elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Hooper[18]

References

  1. ↑ "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "1928 Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  3. 1 2 "Mrs. Alice Stopford Green". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Mr. Patrick W. Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  5. ↑ O'Sullivan, Donal (1940). The Irish Free State and Its Senate: A Study in Contemporary Politics. London: Faber and Faber. p. 267.
  6. ↑ Gaughan, J. Anthony (editor) (1996). "Memoirs of Joseph Connolly a Founder of Modern Ireland." Irish Academic Press, Dublin, p.273.
  7. 1 2 "Mr. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Mr. Samuel Lombard Brown". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "Mr. Patrick Hooper". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  10. 1 2 "Sir Bryan Mahon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Mr. William Sears". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Sir Nugent Talbot Everard, Bart". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  13. 1 2 "Miss Kathleen Browne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  14. 1 2 "Mr. Laurence O'Neill". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  15. 1 2 "Mr. Richard A. Butler". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  16. 1 2 "Mr. Michael Staines". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  17. 1 2 "Mr. Arthur Vincent". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  18. 1 2 "Mr. George Crosbie". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
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