George O'Brien (Irish politician)

George Augustine Thomas O'Brien (1892 – 31 December 1973) was an Irish politician, economist and academic. He was first elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1948 by the National University of Ireland constituency.^[1] He was re-elected in 1951, 1954, 1957 and 1961. He lost his seat at the 1965 election.^[1]

He was Professor of National Economics and later Political Economy at University College Dublin from 1921 to 1961.^[2] He was president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland between 1942 and 1946.

Publications

The Economic History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century (3 Vols.) (1918–1921)
Essay on Medieval Economic Teaching, Longmans (1920)
Labour Organisation (1921)
An Essay on the Economic Effects of the Reformation (1923)
Agricultural Economics (1929)
The Four Green Fields, Talbot (1936)
The Phantom of Plenty (1948)

References

1 2 "Mr. George O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
↑ Meenan, J. (1998) O'Brien, George: In The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics.

External links

« 9th Seanad « Members of the 10th Seanad Éireann (1961–1965) » 11th Seanad »

Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)

Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Seán Brady (FF) Cornelius Desmond (Lab) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) John Mannion, Snr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (??) William Ryan (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Gerald Boland (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Patrick Lindsay (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Edward McGuire (Ind) Daniel Moloney (FF) Joseph Quigley (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Seán Hayes (FF) Mark Killilea, Snr (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Michael Yeats (FF)

National University of Ireland	Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William J.E. Jessop (Ind) John N. Ross (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Gus Healy (FF) Joe Mooney (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Tom Nolan (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)

Elected or nominated later	1963 John Costelloe (FF) Batt Donegan (FF) 1964 Kit Ahern (FF)

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Patrick Connor (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Gerry L'Estrange (FG) John O'Leary (Lab) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Crowe (FG) Paddy Donegan (FG) Daniel Hogan (FF) Robert Lahiffe (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) John Donnelly Sheridan (??) James Tunney (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Anthony Barry (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) John O'Donovan (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Brian Lenihan (FF) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joseph Roddy (FG)

Labour Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Frank Carter (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Harry Colley (FF) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Seán Hayes (FF) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Ben O'Quigley (FG) Frank Purcell (??) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF) Joe Sheridan (Ind)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) George O'Brien (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Brady (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Moylan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Laurence Walsh (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1958 Louis Walsh (??) 1960 John J. Brennan (FF) Martin O'Dwyer (??) William J.E. Jessop (Ind) Edward Browne (??) Gerard B. Dillon (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Gerry L'Estrange (FG) James McGee (??) John L. O'Sullivan (FG) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF) Louis Walsh (??)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Patrick Cogan (Ind) Bernard Commons (CnaT) John Mannion, Snr (FG) James J. McCrea (Lab) William O'Callaghan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) William Quirke (FF) John Donnelly Sheridan (??)

Cultural and Educational Panel	James Crosbie (FG) Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (Ind) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) Mary Davidson (Lab) Jane Dowdall (FF) Seán Hartney (FF) John Lynch (FG) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) Matthew Smith (FF)

Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) Liam Kelly (Ind) Dominick Murphy (Lab) Frank Purcell (??) Seán Ruane (??) Patrick Tierney (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Roger McHugh (Ind) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	William Fearon (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Patrick Bergin (Lab) Arthur Cox (??) James G. Douglas (Ind) Henry Eustace Guinness (Ind) Michael Hayes (FG) James Hickey (Lab) John Meighan (CnaT) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) Patrick O'Gorman (FG) James Reidy (FG) James Tunney (Lab)

Elected or nominated later	1954 John Douglas (??) 1956 Seamus Bohan (Ind) James O'Keeffe (FG) Joe Sheridan (Ind) William Woods (??)

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Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Michael Hearne (FF) James J. McCrea (Lab) James McGee (??) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Thomas Ruane (FF) Patrick Teehan (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Bernard Commons (CnaT) Patrick Gorry (FF) James Kilroy (FF) Michael Óg McFadden (FG) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (??) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) William Quirke (FF) James Tunney (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Frank Loughman (FF) James B. Lynch (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Patrick F. O'Reilly (??)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Jane Dowdall (FF) Seán Hartney (FF) Peter Lynch (??) Edward McGuire (Ind) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (??) Frederick Summerfield (Ind)

Labour Panel	Pádraig Ághas (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Michael Colgan (Ind) Noel Hartnett (CnaP) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) William McMullen (Lab) John Meighan (CnaT) Daniel O'Rourke (FF) Seán Ruane (??)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	Frederick Budd (Ind) William Fearon (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Daniel Corkery (FF) Robert Farnan (FF) Seán Goulding (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Joseph Johnston (??) Eamonn Kissane (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Seán O'Grady (FF) Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1952 William J.E. Jessop (Ind) 1953 John F. Cunningham (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaP: Clann na Poblachta CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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Cathaoirleach Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	John Finan (CnaT) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Seán Goulding (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (??) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Jeremiah Ryan (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Robert Malachy Burke (Lab) John Counihan (Ind) Seán Gibbons (FF) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (??) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Martin Quinn (??) William Quirke (FF) James Tunney (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Michael Hayes (FG) Cecil Lavery (FG) Frank Loughman (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Joseph Brennan (??) Denis Burke (FG) Andrew Clarkin (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Henry Morgan Dockrell (FG) Luke Duffy (Lab) T. V. Honan (FF) Peter Lynch (??) Frederick Summerfield (Ind)

Labour Panel	Richard Anthony (Ind) John Butler (Lab) Seán Campbell (Lab) Michael Colgan (Ind) Andrew Fogarty (FF) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) John Meighan (CnaT) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Seán Ruane (??) Michael Smyth (??)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) George O'Brien (Ind)

University of Dublin	Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind) William Fearon (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	George C. Bennett (FG) Eleanor Butler (Lab) James G. Douglas (Ind) Denis Ireland (CnaP) Patrick McCartan (CnaP) James J. McCrea (Lab) Edward McGuire (Ind) Séamus O'Farrell (Ind) Edward Richards-Orpen (Ind) Edmund Sweetman (FG) Patrick Woulfe (Ind)

Elected or nominated later	1950 Mary Davidson (Lab)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaP: Clann na Poblachta CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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