Thomas Foran (26 January 1883 – 18 March 1951) was an Irish Labour Party politician and

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official. He was a member of

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from 1923 to 1936, and from 1938 to 1948. He was a member of the

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and served as the president of the

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in 1921. He was first elected to the Free State Seanad at a

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on 28 November 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Thomas MacPartlin Thomas MacPartlin (22 August 1879 – 20 October 1923) was an Irish Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party politician. He was a member of Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State), Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1923. A trade union official from County Sl ...

. He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the

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and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. At the 1938 and 1943 elections, he was elected by the

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. In 1944 he was

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. He did not contest the 1948 Seanad election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foran, Thomas 1883 births 1951 deaths Trade unionists from County Dublin Labour Party (Ireland) senators Members of the 1922 Seanad Members of the 1925 Seanad Members of the 1928 Seanad Members of the 1931 Seanad Members of the 1934 Seanad Members of the 3rd Seanad Members of the 4th Seanad Members of the 5th Seanad Politicians from County Dublin Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Labour Panel senators