Members of the 8th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 8th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1954, after the 1954 general election and served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.

Composition of the 8th 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 8th Seanad first met on 22 July 1954.

		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	3	2	4	1	0	0	0	13
	Fine Gael	2	3	1	2	1	1	0	3	13
	Labour Party	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	3	10
	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
	Independent	0	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	13
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
L'Estrange, Gerry !Gerry L'Estrange	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
McGee, James !James McGee	Administrative Panel	(unknown)	Died on 19 January 1956^[1]
O'Sullivan, John L. !John L. O'Sullivan	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Ruane, Thomas !Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Teehan, Patrick !Patrick Teehan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Walsh, Louis !Louis Walsh	Administrative Panel	(unknown)
Woods, William !William Woods	Administrative Panel	(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing James McGee^[2]
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan	Cathaoirleach
Cogan, Patrick !Patrick Cogan	Agricultural Panel	Independent
Commons, Bernard !Bernard Commons	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
Mannion, John Snr !John Mannion, Snr	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
McCrea, James J. !James J. McCrea	Agricultural Panel	Labour Party
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
O'Reilly, Patrick !Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Sullivan, Timothy !Timothy O'Sullivan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Prendergast, Micheál !Micheál Prendergast	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Quirke, William !William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 5 March 1955^[3]
Sheridan, John Donnelly !John Donnelly Sheridan	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
Sheridan, Joe !Joe Sheridan	Agricultural Panel	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing William Quirke^[4]
Crosbie, James !James Crosbie	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
ffrench-O'Carroll, Michael !Michael ffrench-O'Carroll	Cultural and Educational Panel	Independent
Kissane, Eamonn !Eamonn Kissane	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
Bohan, Seamus !Seamus Bohan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Andrew Clarkin^[5]
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Clarkin, Andrew !Andrew Clarkin	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 23 November 1955^[6]
Davidson, Mary !Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party
Dowdall, Jane !Jane Dowdall	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Hartney, Seán !Seán Hartney	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lynch, John !John Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Lynch, Peter !Peter Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	(unknown)
McGuire, Edward !Edward McGuire	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
O'Keeffe, James !James O'Keeffe	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Matthew Smith^[7]
Smith, Matthew !Matthew Smith	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 3 November 1955^[8]
Anthony, Richard !Richard Anthony	Labour Panel	Independent
Butler, John !John Butler	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Carton, Victor !Victor Carton	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Crowley, Patrick !Patrick Crowley	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Hawkins, Frederick !Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Died on 2 August 1956^[9]
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Kelly, Liam !Liam Kelly	Labour Panel	Independent
Murphy, Dominick !Dominick Murphy	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Purcell, Frank !Frank Purcell	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Ruane, Seán !Seán Ruane	Labour Panel	(unknown)
Tierney, Patrick !Patrick Tierney	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael
McHugh, Roger !Roger McHugh	National University of Ireland	Independent
O'Brien, George !George O'Brien	National University of Ireland	Independent
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent
Sheehy-Skeffington, Owen !Owen Sheehy-Skeffington	University of Dublin	Independent
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin	Independent
Bergin, Patrick !Patrick Bergin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party
Cox, Arthur !Arthur Cox	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Douglas, James G. !James G. Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent	Died on 16 September 1954^[10]
Douglas, John !John Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)	Nominated on 1 October 1954, replacing James G. Douglas^[11]
Guinness, Henry Eustace !Henry Eustace Guinness	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Hickey, James !James Hickey	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party
Meighan, John !John Meighan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Clann na Talmhan
O'Donnell, Frank J. Hugh !Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
O'Gorman, Patrick !Patrick O'Gorman	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Reidy, James !James Reidy	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour Party

Changes

Date	Panel	Gain	Loss	Note
1954-07-22 22 July 1954	Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan	Patrick Baxter elected as Cathaoirleach
1954-09-16 16 September 1954	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	Death of James G. Douglas^[10]
1954-10-01 1 October 1954	Nominated by the Taoiseach			John Douglas nominated to replace James G. Douglas^[11]
1955-03-05 5 March 1955	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil	Death of William Quirke^[3]
1955-11-03 3 November 1955	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil	Death of Matthew Smith^[8]
1955-11-23 23 November 1955	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil	Death of Andrew Clarkin^[6]
1956-01-19 19 January 1956	Administrative Panel			Death of James McGee^[1]
1956-05-14 14 May 1956	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent		Seamus Bohan elected at a by-election to replace Andrew Clarkin^[5]
1956-05-14 14 May 1956	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael		James O'Keeffe elected at a by-election to replace Matthew Smith^[7]
1956-05-14 14 May 1956	Agricultural Panel	Independent		Joe Sheridan elected at a by-election to replace William Quirke^[4]
1956-05-14 14 May 1956	Administrative Panel			William Woods elected at a by-election to replace James McGee^[2]
1956-08-02 2 August 1956	Labour Panel			Death of Frederick Hawkins^[9]

References

1 2 "Mr. James McGee". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. William Woods". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. William Quirke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Joseph Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Seamus Bohan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Andrew Clarkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. James O'Keeffe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Matthew Smith". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Frederick Hawkins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. James Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. John Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

External links

"8th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

Members of Seanad Éireann

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