Members of the 9th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 9th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1957, after the 1957 general election and served until the close of poll for the 10th Seanad in 1961.

Composition of the 9th 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 9th Seanad first met on 22 May 1957.

		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	2	4	2	3	5	0	0	9	25
	Fine Gael	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	16
	Labour Party	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5
	Clann na Talmhan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Independent	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	9
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
Brennan, John J. !John J. Brennan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing John O'Leary^[1]
Connor, Patrick !Patrick Connor	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Dillon, Gerard B. !Gerard B. Dillon	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 November 1960, replacing Patrick Teehan^[2]
Fitzsimons, Patrick !Patrick Fitzsimons	Administrative Panel	Independent
L'Estrange, Gerry !Gerry L'Estrange	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
O'Leary, John !John O'Leary	Administrative Panel	Labour Party	Died on 21 June 1959^[3]
O'Sullivan, John L. !John L. O'Sullivan	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Ruane, Thomas !Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Teehan, Patrick !Patrick Teehan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 16th Dáil at a by-election on 23 June 1960^[4]
Baxter, Patrick !Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan	Died on 3 April 1959^[5]
Crowe, Patrick !Patrick Crowe	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Donegan, Paddy !Paddy Donegan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Hogan, Daniel !Daniel Hogan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lahiffe, Robert !Robert Lahiffe	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
O'Callaghan, William !William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
O'Dwyer, Martin !Martin O'Dwyer	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing Patrick Baxter^[6]
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
Sheridan, John Donnelly !John Donnelly Sheridan	Agricultural Panel	(unknown)
Tunney, James !James Tunney	Agricultural Panel	Labour Party
Barry, Anthony !Anthony Barry	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Hayes, Michael !Michael Hayes	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Kissane, Eamonn !Eamonn Kissane	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Buachalla, Liam Ó !Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
O'Donovan, John !John O'Donovan	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Burke, Denis !Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Crowley, Tadhg !Tadhg Crowley	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Davidson, Mary !Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour Party
Dowdall, Jane !Jane Dowdall	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Lenihan, Brian !Brian Lenihan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
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
Roddy, Joseph !Joseph Roddy	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Ahern, Liam !Liam Ahern	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Browne, Edward !Edward Browne	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 November 1960, replacing Frank Purcell^[7]
Carter, Frank !Frank Carter	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Carton, Victor !Victor Carton	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Colley, Harry !Harry Colley	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Crowley, Patrick !Patrick Crowley	Labour Panel	Labour Party
Hayes, Seán !Seán Hayes	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Murphy, Dominick !Dominick Murphy	Labour Panel	Labour Party
O'Quigley, Ben !Ben O'Quigley	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Purcell, Frank !Frank Purcell	Labour Panel	(unknown)	Died on 2 April 1960^[8]
Ryan, Eoin Snr !Eoin Ryan, Snr	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Sheridan, Joe !Joe Sheridan	Labour Panel	Independent
Barniville, Henry !Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael	Died on 23 September 1960^[9]
O'Brien, George !George O'Brien	National University of Ireland	Independent
Quinlan, Patrick !Patrick Quinlan	National University of Ireland	Independent
Fearon, William !William Fearon	University of Dublin	Independent	Died on 27 December 1959^[10]
Jessop, William J.E. !William J.E. Jessop	University of Dublin	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 13 May 1960, replacing William Fearon^[11]
Sheehy-Skeffington, Owen !Owen Sheehy-Skeffington	University of Dublin	Independent
Stanford, William Bedell !William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin	Independent
Brady, Seán !Seán Brady	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Cole, John Copeland !John Copeland Cole	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Farnan, Robert !Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Moylan, Seán !Seán Moylan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil	Died on 16 November 1957^[12]
Mullins, Thomas !Thomas Mullins	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Brien, Nora Connolly !Nora Connolly O'Brien	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Donovan, Seán !Seán O'Donovan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
O'Grady, Seán !Seán O'Grady	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig !Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)
Pearse, Margaret Mary !Margaret Mary Pearse	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Walsh, Laurence !Laurence Walsh	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fianna Fáil
Walsh, Louis !Louis Walsh	Nominated by the Taoiseach	(unknown)	Nominated on 20 January 1958, replacing Seán Moylan^[13]

Changes

Date	Panel	Gain	Loss	Note
1957-05-22 22 May 1957	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil	Liam Ó Buachalla elected as Cathaoirleach
1957-11-16 16 November 1957	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil	Death of Seán Moylan^[12]
1958-01-20 20 January 1958	Nominated by the Taoiseach			Louis Walsh nominated to replace Seán Moylan^[13]
1959-04-03 3 April 1959	Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan	Death of Patrick Baxter^[5]
1959-06-21 21 June 1959	Administrative Panel		Labour Party	Death of John O'Leary^[3]
1959-12-27 27 December 1959	University of Dublin		Independent	Death of William Fearon^[10]
1960-02-09 9 February 1960	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil		John J. Brennan elected at a by-election to replace John O'Leary^[1]
1960-02-09 9 February 1960	Agricultural Panel			Martin O'Dwyer elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Baxter^[6]
1960-04-02 2 April 1960	Labour Panel			Death of Frank Purcell^[8]
1960-05-13 13 May 1960	University of Dublin	Independent		William J.E. Jessop elected at a by-election to replace William Fearon^[11]
1960-06-23 23 June 1960	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Patrick Teehan elected to the 16th Dáil at a by-election^[4]
1960-09-23 23 September 1960	National University of Ireland		Fine Gael	Death of Henry Barniville^[9]
1960-11-01 1 November 1960	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil		Gerard B. Dillon elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Teehan^[2]
1960-11-01 1 November 1960	Labour Panel			Edward Browne elected at a by-election to replace Frank Purcell^[7]

References

1 2 "Mr. John J. Brennan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Gerard B. Dillon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. John O'Leary". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Patrick Teehan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Patrick Baxter". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Martin O'Dwyer". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
1 2 "Mr. Edward Browne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Frank Purcell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Henry Barniville". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
1 2 "Mr. William Fearon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. William J.E. Jessop". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Seán Moylan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
1 2 "Mr. Louis Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

External links

"9th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

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