About Thomas Farren
Lived 1879 – 1955 (aged 75–76). Thomas Farren was an Irish politician and trade unionist.
Thomas Farren (11 December 1879 – 26 March 1955) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.
Farren stood unsuccessfully for a UK Parliament by-election for Dublin College Green in 1915.
Farren was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1920.
Farren was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 9 years. He was re-elected in 1931 for another 9-year term and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.
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Who was Thomas Farren?
Irish trade union official and politician (1879–1955)
When was Thomas Farren born?
Thomas Farren was born in 1879.
When did Thomas Farren die?
Thomas Farren died on 26 March 1955.
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Thomas Farren was a politician and trade unionist.
What nationality was Thomas Farren?
Thomas Farren was Irish.
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