1925 Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1925 to 1928 October 2021 October 2021 1925 Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Irish Free State Leinster House 6 December 1925 5 December 1928 1922 Seanad 1928 Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Lord Glenavy (Ind) Leas-Chathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) 2nd Executive Council (1923–1927) 3rd Executive Council (1927) 4th Executive Council (1927–1930) The 1925 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1925 Seanad election to the 1928 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas (parliament of the Irish Free State), took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1925 Seanad included members nominated and elected in 1922, members elected in the 1925 Seanad election, and members elected to fill vacancies. It sat as a second chamber to the 4th Dáil elected at the 1923 general election, the 5th Dáil elected at the June 1927 general election, and the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad. Composition of the 1925 Seanad There were 60 seats in the Free State Seanad. The first composition of the Seanad in 1922 consisted for 30 senators elected by Dáil Éireann (15 for 3 years and 15 for 9 years) and 30 nominated by the President of the Executive Council, W. T. Cosgrave (15 for 6 years and 15 for 12 years).https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/9/ Dáil Debates 2 1 President's nominees for Seanad Houses of the Oireachtas 6 December 1922 30 December 2023 28 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928111838/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1922-12-06/9/ live The 1925 Seanad election was held to fill 19 seats; 15 seats of those whose terms had expired, and 4 seats which had been filled in by-elections since 1922. This was the only Seanad elected by universal suffrage. The new senators were sworn in on 9 December 1925.Senators Sworn In Seanad Debates 9 December 1925 6 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1925-12-09/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 20 January 2025 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120130202/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1925-12-09/2/ live The following table shows the composition by party when the 1925 Seanad first met on 9 December 1925. PartySeats Cumann na nGaedheal15 Labour Party (Ireland)5 Farmers' Party (Ireland)3 Independent politician (Ireland)37Total60 Cathaoirleach On 9 December 1925, Lord Glenavy (Ind), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed for the position by John MacLoughlin (Ind) and seconded by Sir John Griffith (Ind). Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) was proposed by James J. MacKean (CnaG) and seconded by Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG). Glenavy was elected by a vote of 34 to 18.Election of Chairman Seanad Debates 9 December 1925 6 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1925-12-09/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 10 October 2019 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20191010174852/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1925-12-09/3/ live James G. Douglas (Ind), the outgoing Leas-Chathaoirleach, was proposed for the position by Andrew Jameson (Ind) and seconded by James Charles Dowdall (Ind). Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) was proposed by Brian O'Rourke (CnaG), and defeated Douglas in a vote.Election of Vice-Chairman Seanad Debates 9 December 1925 6 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1925-12-09/4/ Houses of the Oireachtas List of senators Term 1925 Seanad Nominated in 1922 for 6 years 15 John Philip Bagwell Independent politician (Ireland) Henry Givens Burgess Independent politician (Ireland) Lord Glenavy James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy Independent politician (Ireland) Sir Nugent Everard Nugent Everard Independent politician (Ireland) Edmund W. Eyre Independent politician (Ireland) Oliver St. John Gogarty Cumann na nGaedheal James Perry Goodbody Independent politician (Ireland) Henry Greer politician Independent politician (Ireland) Benjamin Haughton Independent politician (Ireland) Earl of Wicklow Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow Independent politician (Ireland) Arthur Jackson Irish politician Independent politician (Ireland) Andrew Jameson politician Independent politician (Ireland) Sir Bryan Mahon Bryan Mahon Independent politician (Ireland) Marquess of Headfort Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort Independent politician (Ireland) W. B. Yeats Independent politician (Ireland) Elected in 1922 for 9 years 14 William Barrington Irish politician Independent politician (Ireland) Eileen Costello Independent politician (Ireland) James G. Douglas Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Duffy Irish politician Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas Farren Labour Party (Ireland) Alice Stopford Green Independent politician (Ireland) Sir John Griffith John Griffith (engineer) Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick W. Kenny Cumann na nGaedheal James J. MacKean Cumann na nGaedheal John MacLoughlin Independent politician (Ireland) William Molloy Irish politician Independent politician (Ireland) Maurice George Moore Independent politician (Ireland) Brian O'Rourke politician Cumann na nGaedheal William O'Sullivan politician Cumann na nGaedheal Nominated in 1922 for 12 years 12 Earl of Mayo Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo Independent politician (Ireland) Countess of Desart Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart Independent politician (Ireland) James Charles Dowdall Independent politician (Ireland) Sir Thomas Esmonde Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet Independent politician (Ireland) Martin Fitzgerald politician Independent politician (Ireland) Earl of Granard Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard Independent politician (Ireland) Henry Guinness Independent politician (Ireland) Sir John Keane Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet Independent politician (Ireland) James Moran Irish politician Independent politician (Ireland) Earl of Kerry Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne Independent politician (Ireland) Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Independent politician (Ireland) Jennie Wyse Power Independent politician (Ireland) Elected in 1925 for 6 years 1 John Counihan Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 for 9 years 3 Thomas Westropp Bennett Cumann na nGaedheal Sir Edward Coey Bigger Edward Coey Bigger Independent politician (Ireland) Francis McGuinness Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 for 12 years 15 Henry Barniville Cumann na nGaedheal Sir Edward Bellingham Sir Edward Bellingham, 5th Baronet Independent politician (Ireland) William Cummins Irish politician Labour Party (Ireland) James Dillon senator Farmers' Party (Ireland) Michael Fanning politician Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Foran Labour Party (Ireland) Sir William Hickie William Hickie Independent politician (Ireland) Cornelius Kennedy Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Linehan Farmers' Party (Ireland) Joseph O'Connor Irish politician Cumann na nGaedheal J. T. O'Farrell Labour Party (Ireland) Michael F. O'Hanlon Farmers' Party (Ireland) Stephen O'Mara senator Cumann na nGaedheal James Parkinson Irish politician Cumann na nGaedheal Thomas Toal Cumann na nGaedheal Changes Term 27 January 1926 Independent politician (Ireland) Nominated in 1922 for 12 years Resignation of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl007552.v1 Patrick Maume Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham-Resignation of Senator Seanad Debates 27 January 1926 6 7 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-01-27/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 10 February 1926 Independent politician (Ireland) Elected till 1934 Samuel Lombard Brown elected at a by-electionElection of Senator Seanad Debates 10 February 1926 6 8 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-02-10/4/ Houses of the OireachtasNew Senator Seanad Debates 11 February 1926 6 9 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-02-11/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 20 January 2025 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120130116/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-02-11/2/ live 26 July 1926 Cumann na nGaedheal Elected in 1925 Death of Stephen O'Mara006892.v1 Shaun Boylan O'Mara, StephenDeath of Senator Seanad Debates 19 November 1926 7 18 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-11-19/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 8 June 2025 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250608044820/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1926-11-19/2/ live 26 January 1927 Independent politician (Ireland) Elected till 1928 P. J. Brady elected at a by-electionElection of Senator Seanad Debates 26 January 1927 8 3 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-01-26/5/ Houses of the OireachtasNew Senator Sworn Seanad Debates 2 February 1927 8 4 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-02-02/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 15 June 2022 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20220615191847/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-02-02/3/ live 1 March 1927 Cumann na nGaedheal Farmers' Party (Ireland) Elected in 1925 Michael F. O'Hanlon changed party in Spring 1927O'Sullivan Donal 1940 The Irish Free State and Its Senate: A Study in Contemporary Politics Faber and Faber London 191 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.115100/page/191 9 March 1927 Independent politician (Ireland) Nominated in 1922 for 12 years Death of Martin Fitzgerald003173.v1 Felix M. Larkin Fitzgerald, Martin ThomasDeath of Senator Martin Fitzgerald Seanad Debates 9 March 1927 8 9 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-03-09/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 23 March 1927 Independent politician (Ireland) Elected till 1934 Patrick Hooper elected at a by-electionElection of Senator Seanad Debates 23 March 1927 8 13 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-03-23/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2018 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20180516073010/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-03-23/2/ live Senator Takes His Seat Seanad Debates 30 March 1927 8 14 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-03-30/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 20 January 2025 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120130126/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1927-03-30/2/ live 31 December 1927 Independent politician (Ireland) Nominated in 1922 for 12 years Death of the Earl of Mayo000811.v1 Patrick Maume Bourke, Dermot Robert Wyndham-A Seanad Vacancy Seanad Debates 15 February 1928 10 7 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-02-15/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 1 March 1928 Independent politician (Ireland) Elected till 1928 Sir Walter Nugent elected at a by-electionElection of Senator Seanad Debates 1 March 1928 10 8 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-03-01/6/ Houses of the OireachtasNew Senator Seanad Debates 14 March 1928 10 9 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-03-14/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 17 July 2025 20 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20250717062242/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-03-14/2/ live References External links Debates: 1925 Seanad https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F1925 Houses of the Oireachtas TDs & Senators: 1925 Seanad https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F1925 Houses of the Oireachtas 1925