About J. T. O'Farrell
Lived 1887 – 1971 (aged 83–84). J. T. O'Farrell was an Irish politician and trade unionist.
John Thomas O'Farrell (1887 – 2 January 1971) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official. He was born in Churchborough, County Roscommon in 1887, and was educated at the College of Commerce, Rathmines. He was a member of the Railway Clerks' Association and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1927.
He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1922 general election. He was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 3 years.
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Who was J. T. O'Farrell?
Irish trade union official and politician
When was J. T. O'Farrell born?
J. T. O'Farrell was born in 1887.
When did J. T. O'Farrell die?
J. T. O'Farrell died on 2 January 1971.
What was J. T. O'Farrell's occupation?
J. T. O'Farrell was a politician and trade unionist.
What nationality was J. T. O'Farrell?
J. T. O'Farrell was Irish.
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