Irish trade unionist and politician (1883–1951)
This article is about the Irish politician. For the US attorney, see
Tom Foran .
Not to be confused with
Thomas Farren , also a Labour senator in the same time period.
Thomas Foran
Foran in August 1918
In office 18 August 1944 – 21 April 1948Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach In office 7 September 1938 – 18 August 1944Constituency Labour Panel In office 28 November 1923 – 29 May 1936
Born (1883-01-26 ) 26 January 1883Dublin , IrelandDied 18 April 1951(1951-04-18) (aged 68) Dublin, Ireland Political party Labour Party
Thomas Foran (26 January 1883 – 18 March 1951) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1923 to 1936, and from 1938 to 1948.[ 1]
He was a member of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1921.[ 2] He was first elected to the Free State Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas MacPartlin .[ 1] He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the 1925 Seanad election and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.
At the 1938 and 1943 elections, he was elected by the Labour Panel . In 1944 he was nominated by the Taoiseach .[ 1] He did not contest the 1948 Seanad election.
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