Members of the 7th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 7th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1951, after the 1951 general election and served until the close of poll for the 8th Seanad in 1954.

Composition of the 7th Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational Panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 7th Seanad first met on 14 August 1951.

		Administrative Panel	Agricultural Panel	Cultural and Educational Panel	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Panel	National University of Ireland	University of Dublin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Total
	Fianna Fáil	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	9	25
	Fine Gael	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	8
	Labour Party	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4
	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	Clann na Poblachta	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Independent	1	0	0	3	2	1	3	0	10
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	60

Note: The figure above do not add up due to the Senators whose political affiliations are currently unknown.

List of senators

Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics

Name	Panel	Party	Notes
Fitzsimons, Patrick !Patrick Fitzsimons	Administrative Panel	Independent
Hearne, Michael !Michael Hearne	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
McCrea, James J. !James J. McCrea	Administrative Panel	Labour Party
McGee, James !James McGee	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
O'Higgins, Michael J. !Michael J. O'Higgins	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Ruane, Thomas !Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Teehan, Patrick !Patrick Teehan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Commons, Bernard !Bernard Commons	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Gorry, Patrick !Patrick Gorry	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Kilroy, James !James Kilroy	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 5 January 1954^[1]
McFadden, Michael Óg !Michael Óg McFadden	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael	Died in 1951^[2]
O'Dwyer, Martin !Martin O'Dwyer	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Quirke, William !William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Agricultural Panel	Labour Party
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Loughman, Frank !Frank Loughman	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lynch, James B. !James B. Lynch	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 12 March 1954^[3]
Ó Buachalla, Liam !Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
O'Reilly, Patrick F. !Patrick F. O'Reilly	Cultural and Educational Panel	(unknown)
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Clarkin, Andrew !Andrew Clarkin	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Douglas, James G. !James G. Douglas	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
Dowdall, Jane !Jane Dowdall	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hartney, Seán !Seán Hartney	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
McGuire, Edward !Edward McGuire	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
O'Donnell, Frank J. Hugh !Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
Summerfield, Frederick !Frederick Summerfield	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
Ághas, Pádraig !Pádraig Ághas	Labour Panel	Independent
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Colgan, Michael !Michael Colgan	Labour Panel	Independent	Died on 22 June 1953^[4]
Hartnett, Noel !Noel Hartnett	Labour Panel	Clann na Poblachta
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
McHugh, Vincent !Vincent McHugh	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
McMullen, William !William McMullen	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Labour Panel	Clann na Talmhan
O'Rourke, Daniel !Daniel O'Rourke	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Ruane, Seán !Seán Ruane	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon	National University of Ireland	Fianna Fáil	Died on 27 February 1952^[5]
Cunningham, John F. !John F. Cunningham	National University of Ireland	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 25 February 1953, replacing Helena Concannon^[6]
O'Brien, George !George O'Brien	National University of Ireland	Independent
Budd, Frederick !Frederick Budd	University of Dublin	Independent	Appointed as a judge of the High Court on 2 October 1951^[7]
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent
Jessop, William J.E. !William J.E. Jessop	University of Dublin	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 12 March 1952, replacing Frederick Budd^[8]
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin	Independent
Corkery, Daniel !Daniel Corkery	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Farnan, Robert !Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Johnston, Joseph !Joseph Johnston	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Kissane, Eamonn !Eamonn Kissane	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Donovan, Seán !Seán O'Donovan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Grady, Seán !Seán O'Grady	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig !Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Yeats, Michael !Michael Yeats	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil

Changes

Date	Panel	Gain	Loss	Note
1951-08-14 14 August 1951	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil	Liam Ó Buachalla elected as Cathaoirleach
1951-10-02 2 October 1951	University of Dublin		Independent	Frederick Budd appointed as a judge of the High Court^[7]
1951-00-00 1951	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael	Death of Timothy O'Donovan^[2]
1952-02-27 27 February 1952	National University of Ireland		Fianna Fáil	Death of Helena Concannon^[5]
1952-03-12 12 March 1952	University of Dublin	Independent		William J.E. Jessop elected at a by-election to replace Frederick Budd^[8]
1953-02-25 25 February 1953	National University of Ireland	Independent		John F. Cunningham elected at a by-election to replace Helena Concannon^[6]
1953-06-22 22 June 1953	Labour Panel		Independent	Death of Michael Colgan^[4]
1954-01-05 5 January 1954	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil	Death of James Kilroy^[1]
1954-03-12 12 March 1954	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil	Death of James B. Lynch^[3]

References

1 2 "Mr. James Kilroy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Timothy O'Donovan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. James B. Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Michael Colgan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mrs. Helena Concannon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. John F. Cunningham". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Frederick Budd". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
1 2 "Mr. William J.E. Jessop". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

External links

"7th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

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