Members_of_the_8th_Seanad

8th Seanad
8th Seanad
Overview
Legislative body	Seanad Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	22 July 1954 – 28 March 1957
Government	7th Government of Ireland
Members	60
Cathaoirleach	Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Leas-Chathaoirleach	Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Leader of the; Seanad	Michael Hayes (FG)

8th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1954 to 1957

The 8th Seanad was in office from 1954 to 1957. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1954 general election to the 15th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 9th Seanad in 1957.

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"8th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.

[McGee-2] [2]
"Mr. James McGee". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[Woods-3] [3]
"Mr. William Woods". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[Quirke-4] [4]
"Mr. William Quirke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[JoeSheridan-5] [5]
"Mr. Joseph Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[Bohan-6] [6]
"Mr. Seamus Bohan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[Clarkin-7] [7]
"Mr. Andrew Clarkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[Keeffe-8] [8]
"Mr. James O'Keeffe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[Smith-9] [9]
"Mr. Matthew Smith". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[Hawkins-10] [10]
"Mr. Frederick Hawkins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[JamesDouglas-11] [11]
"Mr. James Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[JohnDouglas-12] [12]
"Mr. John Douglas". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

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Origin Party		Vocational panels					NUI	DU	Nominated	Total
Origin Party		Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total
	Fianna Fáil	3	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	14
	Fine Gael	2	3	1	2	1	2	0	3	14
	Labour Party	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	3	9
	Clann na Talmhan	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
	Independent	2	1	1	2	5	2	3	4	20
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	60

Name	Panel		Notes
Gerry L'Estrange	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
James McGee	Administrative Panel	Independent	Died on 19 January 1956^[2]
John L. O'Sullivan	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Margaret Mary Pearse	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Patrick Teehan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Louis Walsh	Administrative Panel	Independent
William Woods	Administrative Panel	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing James McGee^[3]
Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan	Cathaoirleach
Patrick Cogan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Bernard Commons	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan
John Mannion	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
James J. McCrea	Agricultural Panel	Labour
William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Timothy O'Sullivan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Micheál Prendergast	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
William Quirke	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 5 March 1955^[4]
John Donnelly Sheridan	Agricultural Panel	Independent
Joe Sheridan	Agricultural Panel	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing William Quirke^[5]
James Crosbie	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Michael ffrench-O'Carroll	Cultural and Educational Panel	Independent
Eamon Kissane	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Thomas J. O'Connell	Cultural and Educational Panel	Labour
Seamus Bohan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Andrew Clarkin^[6]
Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Andrew Clarkin	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 23 November 1955^[7]
Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour
Jane Dowdall	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Seán Hartney	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
John Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Peter Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
Edward McGuire	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Independent
James O'Keeffe	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing Matthew Smith^[8]
Matthew Smith	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil	Died on 3 November 1955^[9]
Richard Anthony	Labour Panel	Independent
John Butler	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Victor Carton	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Patrick Crowley	Labour Panel	Labour
Frederick Hawkins	Labour Panel	Independent	Died on 2 August 1956^[10]
Seán Hayes	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Liam Kelly	Labour Panel	Independent
Dominick Murphy	Labour Panel	Labour
Frank Purcell	Labour Panel	Independent
Seán Ruane	Labour Panel	Independent
Patrick Tierney	Labour Panel	Labour
Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael
Roger McHugh	National University of Ireland	Independent
George O'Brien	National University of Ireland	Independent
William Fearon	Dublin University	Independent
Owen Sheehy-Skeffington	Dublin University	Independent
William Bedell Stanford	Dublin University	Independent
Patrick Bergin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour
Arthur Cox	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
James G. Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent	Died on 16 September 1954^[11]
John Douglas	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent	Nominated on 1 October 1954, replacing James G. Douglas^[12]
Henry Eustace Guinness	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Michael Hayes	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
James Hickey	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour
John Meighan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Clann na Talmhan
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Patrick O'Gorman	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
James Reidy	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
James Tunney	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour

Date	Panel	Loss	Gain	Note
22 July 1954	Agricultural Panel	Clann na Talmhan		Patrick Baxter elected as Cathaoirleach
16 September 1954	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent		Death of James G. Douglas^[11]
1 October 1954	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	John Douglas nominated to replace James G. Douglas^[12]
5 March 1955	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil		Death of William Quirke^[4]
3 November 1955	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil		Death of Matthew Smith^[9]
23 November 1955	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil		Death of Andrew Clarkin^[7]
19 January 1956	Administrative Panel	Independent		Death of James McGee^[2]
14 May 1956	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Independent	Seamus Bohan elected at a by-election to replace Andrew Clarkin^[6]
14 May 1956	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael	James O'Keeffe elected at a by-election to replace Matthew Smith^[8]
14 May 1956	Agricultural Panel		Independent	Joe Sheridan elected at a by-election to replace William Quirke^[5]
14 May 1956	Administrative Panel		Independent	William Woods elected at a by-election to replace James McGee^[3]
2 August 1956	Labour Panel	Independent		Death of Frederick Hawkins^[10]

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