Thomas Farren
Thomas Farren (died 26 March 1955) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.[1] He was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1920.
He stood unsuccessfully for a UK Parliament by-election for Dublin College Green in 1915.
He was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 9 years.[1] He was re-elected in 1931 for another 9 year term and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mr. Thomas Farren". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
 
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William X. O'Brien  | 
President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1915  | 
 Succeeded by John Lawlor  | 
| Preceded by William X. O'Brien  | 
Secretary of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 1919  | 
 Succeeded by P. T. Daly  | 
| Preceded by Thomas Cassidy  | 
President of the Irish Trade Union Congress 1920  | 
 Succeeded by Thomas Foran  | 
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