1925 Seanad
Members of the Seanad from 1925 to 1928
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::summary Members of the Seanad from 1925 to 1928 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1925 Seanad |
| image | Oireachtas logo.svg |
| image_size | 100px |
| body | Seanad Éireann |
| country | Irish Free State |
| meeting_place | Leinster House |
| term_start | 6 December 1925 |
| term_end | 5 December 1928 |
| before | 1922 Seanad |
| after | 1928 Seanad |
| membership1 | 60 |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Cathaoirleach |
| chamber1_leader1 | Lord Glenavy (Ind) |
| chamber1_leader2_type | Leas-Chathaoirleach |
| chamber1_leader2 | Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) |
| government | |
| :: |
|name = 1925 Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Irish Free State |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 6 December 1925 |term_end = 5 December 1928 |before = 1922 Seanad |after = 1928 Seanad |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Lord Glenavy (Ind) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) |government = The 1925 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1925 Seanad election to the 1928 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 1925 Seanad included members nominated and elected in 1922, members elected in the 1925 Seanad election, and members elected to fill vacancies.
It sat as a second chamber to the 4th Dáil elected at the 1923 general election, the 5th Dáil elected at the June 1927 general election, and 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 1925 Seanad
There were a total of 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. 19 Senators were elected at the 1925 Seanad election, which was the only Seanad popular 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.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1925 Seanad first met on 9 December 1925.
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| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 5 | |
| 3 | |
| 37 | |
| Total | 60 |
| :: |
List of senators
| firstname = William | lastname = Barrington | articlename = William Barrington (Irish politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Eileen | lastname = Costello | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James G. | lastname = Douglas | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Duffy | articlename = Michael Duffy (Irish politician) | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Farren | articlename = | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Alice Stopford | lastname = Green | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir John | lastname = Griffith | articlename = John Griffith (engineer) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick W. | lastname = Kenny | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James J. | lastname = MacKean | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = MacLoughlin | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = Molloy | articlename = William Molloy (Irish politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Maurice George | lastname = Moore | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brian | lastname = O'Rourke | articlename = Brian O'Rourke (politician) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = O'Sullivan | articlename = William O'Sullivan (politician) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1922 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John Philip | lastname = Bagwell | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Henry Givens | lastname = Burgess | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Lord | lastname = Glenavy | articlename = James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Cathaoirleach | firstname = Sir Nugent | lastname = Everard | articlename = Nugent Everard | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Edmund W. | lastname = Eyre | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Oliver St. John | lastname = Gogarty | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James Perry | lastname = Goodbody | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Henry | lastname = Greer | articlename = Henry Greer (politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Benjamin | lastname = Haughton | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Earl of | lastname = Wicklow | articlename = Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Arthur | lastname = Jackson | articlename = Arthur Jackson (Irish politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Andrew | lastname = Jameson | articlename = Andrew Jameson (politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir Bryan | lastname = Mahon | articlename = Bryan Mahon | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Marquess | lastname = of Headfort | articlename = Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = W. B. | lastname = Yeats | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Earl of | lastname = Mayo | articlename = Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 31 December 1927 | firstname = Countess of | lastname = Desart | articlename = Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James Charles | lastname = Dowdall | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir Thomas | lastname = Esmonde | articlename = Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Martin | lastname = Fitzgerald | articlename = Martin Fitzgerald (politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 9 March 1927 | firstname = Earl of | lastname = Granard | articlename = Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Henry | lastname = Guinness | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir John | lastname = Keane | articlename = Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Moran | articlename = James Moran (Irish politician) | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Earl of | lastname = Kerry | articlename = Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Earl of | lastname = Dunraven and Mount-Earl | articlename = Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned on 27 January 1926 | firstname = Jennie Wyse | lastname = Power | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Nominated in 1922 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Counihan | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 6 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas Westropp | lastname = Bennett | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir Edward Coey | lastname = Bigger | articlename = Edward Coey Bigger | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Francis | lastname = McGuinness | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 9 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Henry | lastname = Barniville | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir Edward | lastname = Bellingham | articlename = Sir Edward Bellingham, 5th Baronet | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = Cummins | articlename = William Cummins (Irish politician) | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Dillon | articlename = James Dillon (senator) | party = Farmers' Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Fanning | articlename = Michael Fanning (politician) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Foran | articlename = | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sir William | lastname = Hickie | articlename = William Hickie | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Cornelius | lastname = Kennedy | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Linehan | articlename = | party = Farmers' Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joseph | lastname = O'Connor | articlename = Joseph O'Connor (Irish politician) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = J. T. | lastname = O'Farrell | articlename = | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael F. | lastname = O'Hanlon | articlename = | party = Farmers' Party (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned from the Farmers' Party in Spring 1927 and joined Cumann na nGaedheal. | firstname = Stephen | lastname = O'Mara | articlename = Stephen O'Mara (senator) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 26 July 1926 | firstname = James | lastname = Parkinson | articlename = James Parkinson (Irish politician) | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Toal | articlename = | party = Cumann na nGaedheal | enteredoffice = Elected in 1925 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Samuel Lombard | lastname = Brown | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1926 | term = 12 years | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 February 1926, replacing the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl | firstname = P. J. | lastname = Brady | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1927 | term = Until 1928 election | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 26 January 1927, replacing Stephen O'Mara | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Hooper | articlename = | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1927 | term = Until 1934 election | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 March 1927, replacing Martin Fitzgerald | firstname = Sir Walter | lastname = Nugent | articlename = Walter Nugent | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | enteredoffice = Elected in 1928 | term = Until 1928 election | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 March 1928, replacing the Earl of Mayo
Changes
|date = 27 |month = January |year = 1926 |gain = |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Resignation of Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl |date = 10 |month = February |year = 1926 |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = |note = Samuel Lombard Brown elected at a by-election to replace the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl |date = 26 |month = July |year = 1926 |gain = |loss = Cumann na nGaedheal |note = Death of Stephen O'Mara |date = 26 |month = January |year = 1927 |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = |note = P. J. Brady elected at a by-election to replace Stephen O'Mara |date = 1 |month = March |year = 1927 |gain = Cumann na nGaedheal |loss = Farmers' Party (Ireland) |note = Michael F. O'Hanlon resigned from the Farmers' Party in Spring 1927 and joined Cumann na nGaedheal. |date = 9 |month = March |year = 1927 |gain = |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Death of Martin Fitzgerald |date = 23 |month = March |year = 1927 |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = |note = Patrick Hooper elected at a by-election to replace Martin Fitzgerald |date = 31 |month = December |year = 1927 |gain = |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Death of Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo |date = 1 |month = March |year = 1928 |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = |note = Sir Walter Nugent elected at a by-election to replace the Earl of Mayo
References
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