The following table shows the composition by party when the 6th Seanad first met on 21 April 1948.
Name |
Panel |
|
Party |
Notes |
Finan, John !John Finan |
Administrative Panel |
|
Clann na Talmhan |
Elected to 14th Dáil at the general election on 30 May 1951[1] |
Fitzsimons, Patrick !Patrick Fitzsimons |
Administrative Panel |
|
Independent |
|
Goulding, Seán !Seán Goulding |
Administrative Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Leas Cathaoirleach |
Hearne, Michael !Michael Hearne |
Administrative Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
McGee, James !James McGee |
Administrative Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse |
Administrative Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Ryan, Jeremiah !Jeremiah Ryan |
Administrative Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Clann na Talmhan |
|
Burke, Robert Malachy !Robert Malachy Burke |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Labour Party |
Resigned on 6 December 1950[2] |
Counihan, John !John Counihan |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Independent |
|
Gibbons, Seán !Seán Gibbons |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan |
Agricultural Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
O'Donovan, Timothy !Timothy O'Donovan |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
Cathaoirleach |
O'Dwyer, Martin !Martin O'Dwyer |
Agricultural Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Quinn, Martin !Martin Quinn |
Agricultural Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Quirke, William !William Quirke |
Agricultural Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Tunney, James !James Tunney |
Agricultural Panel |
|
Labour Party |
|
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes |
Cultural and Educational Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Lavery, Cecil !Cecil Lavery |
Cultural and Educational Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
Appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on 21 April 1950[3] |
Loughman, Frank !Frank Loughman |
Cultural and Educational Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla |
Cultural and Educational Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
O'Connell, Thomas J. !Thomas J. O'Connell |
Cultural and Educational Panel |
|
Labour Party |
|
Brennan, Joseph !Joseph Brennan |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
(unknown) |
Died on 1 February 1950[4] |
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Clarkin, Andrew !Andrew Clarkin |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Crosbie, James !James Crosbie |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Davidson, Mary !Mary Davidson |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Labour Party |
Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1950, replacing Joseph Brennan[5] |
Dockrell, Henry Morgan !Henry Morgan Dockrell |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Duffy, Luke J. !Luke J. Duffy |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Labour Party |
Resigned on 22 June 1949[6] |
Honan, T. V. !T. V. Honan |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Summerfield, Frederick !Frederick Summerfield |
Industrial and Commercial Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Anthony, Richard !Richard Anthony |
Labour Panel |
|
Independent |
|
Butler, John !John Butler |
Labour Panel |
|
Labour Party |
|
Campbell, Seán !Seán Campbell |
Labour Panel |
|
(unknown) |
Died on 27 February 1950[7] |
Colgan, Michael !Michael Colgan |
Labour Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Fogarty, Andrew !Andrew Fogarty |
Labour Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins |
Labour Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes |
Labour Panel |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
Meighan, John !John Meighan |
Labour Panel |
|
Clann na Talmhan |
|
O'Farrell, John !John O'Farrell |
Labour Panel |
|
Labour Party |
Resigned on 31 May 1950[8] |
Ruane, Seán !Seán Ruane |
Labour Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Smyth, Michael !Michael Smyth |
Labour Panel |
|
(unknown) |
|
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville |
National University of Ireland |
|
Independent |
|
Concannon, Helena !Helena Concannon |
National University of Ireland |
|
Fianna Fáil |
|
O'Brien, George !George O'Brien |
National University of Ireland |
|
Independent |
|
Bigger, Joseph Warwick !Joseph Warwick Bigger |
University of Dublin |
|
Independent |
|
Fearon, William !William Fearon |
University of Dublin |
|
Independent |
|
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford |
University of Dublin |
|
Independent |
|
Bennett, George C. !George C. Bennett |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Butler, Eleanor !Eleanor Butler |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Labour Party |
|
Douglas, James !James Douglas |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|
Ireland, Denis !Denis Ireland |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|
McCartan, Patrick !Patrick McCartan |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Clann na Poblachta |
|
McCrea, James J. !James J. McCrea |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Labour Party |
|
McGuire, Edward !Edward McGuire |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|
O'Farrell, Séamus !Séamus O'Farrell |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|
Richards-Orpen, Edward !Edward Richards-Orpen |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|
Sweetman, Edmund !Edmund Sweetman |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Fine Gael |
|
Woulfe, Patrick !Patrick Woulfe |
Nominated by the Taoiseach |
|
Independent |
|