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This is a list of the members of the 1928 Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1922 and elected at the 1925 and 1928 Seanad elections.
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The Free State Seanad was elected in stages and thus considered to be in permanent session. However, as a gesture of continuity with its Free State predecessor, the first Seanad elected after 1937 is numbered as the "Second Seanad". The Free State Senate, despite the occurrence of five senatorial elections before its abolition, is considered to have been a single 'Seanad' for the duration of its existence and is thus referred for that whole period as the "First 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, 35 Senators had been elected by Dáil Éireann, and 25 had been nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 1928 Seanad first met on 6 December 1928.
Elected in 1922 | Nominated in 1922 | Elected in 1925 | Elected in 1928 | Total | ||||||||
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9 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 years | 9 years | 12 years | 3 years | 6 years | 9 years | ||||
Cumann na nGaedheal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
Farmers' Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Fianna Fáil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Independents | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | ||
Total | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 60 |
Name | Party | Entered Office | Term | Notes | |
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William Barrington | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Eileen Costello | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
James Douglas | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Michael Duffy | Labour Party | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Thomas Farren | Labour Party | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Alice Stopford Green | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | Died on 28 May 1929[1] | |
Sir John Griffith | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Patrick W. Kenny | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | Died on 22 April 1931[2] | |
James J. MacKean | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
John MacLoughlin | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
William Molloy | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Maurice George Moore | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Brian O'Rourke | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
William O'Sullivan | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 9 years | ||
Henry Guinness | Independent | Elected in 1922 | 12 years | ||
Ellen Cuffe | Independent | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
James Charles Dowdall | Independent | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
Sir Thomas Esmonde | Independent | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
Bernard Forbes | (unknown) | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
Sir John Keane | Independent | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
James Moran | (unknown) | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | ||
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice | (unknown) | Nominated in 1922 | 12 years | Resigned on 5 June 1929[3] | |
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 | Independent | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Sir Edward Bellingham | (unknown) | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
William Cummins | Labour Party | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
James Dillon | Farmers' Party | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Michael Fanning | (unknown) | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Thomas Foran | Labour Party | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Sir William Bernard Hickie | (unknown) | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Cornelius Kennedy | Cumann na nGaedheal | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Thomas Linehan | Farmers' Party | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Joseph O'Connor | Cumann na nGaedheal | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
John O'Farrell | Labour Party | Elected in 1925 | 12 years | ||
Michael F. O'Hanlon | Farmers' Party | 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 Windham Wyndham-Quin[4] | |
Patrick Hooper | (unknown) | Elected in 1927 | Until 1934 election | Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 March 1927, replacing Martin Fitzgerald[5] Died on 6 September 1931[5] |
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Michael Comyn | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 3 years | ||
Seán MacEllin | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 3 years | ||
Ross McGillycuddy | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 3 years | ||
Sir Walter Nugent | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 3 years | ||
John Philip Bagwell | Independent | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | ||
Alfred Byrne | Independent | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | ||
Oliver St. John Gogarty | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | ||
Andrew Jameson | Independent | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | ||
Thomas Johnson | Labour Party | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | ||
Sir Bryan Mahon | (unknown) | Elected in 1928 | 6 years | Died on 24 September 1930[6] | |
Richard Wilson | Farmers' Party | 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 | ||
Séamus Robinson | Fianna Fáil | Elected in 1928 | 9 years | ||
William Sears | Cumann na nGaedheal | Elected in 1928 | 9 years | Died on 23 March 1929[7] | |
Sir Nugent Everard | Independent | Elected in 1929 | 9 years | Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 10 April 1929, replacing William Sears[8] Died on 12 July 1929[8] |
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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[9] | |
Laurence O'Neill | Independent | Elected in 1929 | Until 1931 election | Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 20 June 1929, replacing Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice[10] | |
Richard A. Butler | Farmers' Party | Elected in 1929 | Until 1931 election | Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 October 1929, replacing Sir Nugent Everard[11] | |
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[12] | |
Arthur Vincent | (unknown) | Elected in 1931 | Until 1931 election | Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 May 1931, replacing Patrick W. Kenny[13] | |
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[14] |
Date | Gain | Loss | Notes | ||
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6 December 1928 | Cumann na nGaedheal | Thomas Westropp Bennett elected as Cathaoirleach | |||
23 March 1929 | Cumann na nGaedheal | Death of William Sears[7] | |||
10 April 1929 | Independent | Sir Nugent Everard elected at a by-election to replace William Sears[8] | |||
28 May 1929 | Independent | Death of Alice Stopford Green[1] | |||
5 June 1929 | Resignation of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice[3] | ||||
20 June 1929 | Cumann na nGaedheal | Kathleen Browne elected at a by-election to replace Alice Stopford Green[9] | |||
20 June 1929 | Independent | Laurence O'Neill elected at a by-election to replace Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice[10] | |||
12 July 1929 | Independent | Death of Sir Nugent Everard[8] | |||
23 October 1929 | Farmers' Party | Richard A. Butler elected at a by-election to replace Sir Nugent Everard[11] | |||
24 September 1930 | Death of Sir Bryan Mahon[6] | ||||
12 December 1930 | Cumann na nGaedheal | Michael Staines elected at a by-election to replace Sir Bryan Mahon[12] | |||
22 April 1931 | Independent | Death of Patrick W. Kenny[2] | |||
28 May 1931 | Arthur Vincent elected at a by-election to replace Patrick W. Kenny[13] | ||||
6 September 1931 | Death of Patrick Hooper[5] | ||||
5 November 1931 | Cumann na nGaedheal | George Crosbie elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Hooper[14] |
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