Members of the 9th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 9th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Ireland. These Senators were elected or appointed in 1957, after the 1957 general election and served until the close of poll for the 10th Seanad in 1961.

Composition of the 9th Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the Vocational panels, 6 elected by the Universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 9th Seanad first met on 22 May 1957.

Origin Party		Admin Panel	Agri Panel	Cult & Educ Panel	Ind & Comm Panel	Labour Panel	NUI	U Dublin	Nominated	Total
	Fianna Fáil	2	4	2	3	5	0	0	9	25
	Fine Gael	3	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	16
	Labour Party	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5
	Clann na Talmhan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Independent	1	1	0	2	2	2	3	2	13
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	60

List of senators

• Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics

Name	Panel	Party		Notes
John J. Brennan	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing John O'Leary[1]
Patrick Connor	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Gerard B. Dillon	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 November 1960, replacing Patrick Teehan[2]
Patrick Fitzsimons	Administrative Panel		Independent
Gerry L'Estrange	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
John O'Leary	Administrative Panel		Labour	Died on 21 June 1959[3]
John L. O'Sullivan	Administrative Panel		Fine Gael
Thomas Ruane	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil
Patrick Teehan	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 16th Dáil at a by-election on 23 June 1960[4]
Patrick Baxter	Agricultural Panel		Clann na Talmhan	Died on 3 April 1959[5]
Patrick Crowe	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Daniel Hogan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Robert Lahiffe	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
William O'Callaghan	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
Martin O'Dwyer	Agricultural Panel		Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing Patrick Baxter[6]
Patrick O'Reilly	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Timothy O'Sullivan	Agricultural Panel		Fianna Fáil
Micheál Prendergast	Agricultural Panel		Fine Gael
John Donnelly Sheridan	Agricultural Panel		Independent
James Tunney	Agricultural Panel		Labour
Anthony Barry	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
Michael Hayes	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
Eamonn Kissane	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil
Liam Ó Buachalla	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fianna Fáil	Cathaoirleach
John O'Donovan	Cultural and Educational Panel		Fine Gael
Denis Burke	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Tadhg Crowley	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Mary Davidson	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Labour
Jane Dowdall	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fianna Fáil
Peter Lynch	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Independent
Edward McGuire	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Independent
James O'Keeffe	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Joseph Roddy	Industrial and Commercial Panel		Fine Gael
Liam Ahern	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Edward Browne	Labour Panel		Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 November 1960, replacing Frank Purcell[7]
Frank Carter	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Victor Carton	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Harry Colley	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Patrick Crowley	Labour Panel		Labour
Seán Hayes	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Dominick Murphy	Labour Panel		Labour
Ben O'Quigley	Labour Panel		Fine Gael
Frank Purcell	Labour Panel		Independent	Died on 2 April 1960[8]
Eoin Ryan	Labour Panel		Fianna Fáil
Joe Sheridan	Labour Panel		Independent
Henry Barniville	National University of Ireland		Fine Gael	Died on 23 September 1960[9]
George O'Brien	National University of Ireland		Independent
Patrick Quinlan	National University of Ireland		Independent
William Fearon	University of Dublin		Independent	Died on 27 December 1959[10]
William J. E. Jessop	University of Dublin		Independent	Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 13 May 1960, replacing William Fearon[11]
Owen Sheehy-Skeffington	University of Dublin		Independent
William Bedell Stanford	University of Dublin		Independent
Seán Brady	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
John Copeland Cole	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Robert Farnan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Seán Moylan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil	Died on 16 November 1957[12]
Thomas Mullins	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Nora Connolly O'Brien	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Seán O'Donovan	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Seán O'Grady	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent
Margaret Mary Pearse	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Laurence Walsh	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fianna Fáil
Louis Walsh	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent	Nominated on 20 January 1958, replacing Seán Moylan[13]

Changes

Date	Panel		Gain		Loss	Note
22 May 1957	Cultural and Educational Panel				Fianna Fáil	Liam Ó Buachalla elected as Cathaoirleach
16 November 1957	Nominated by the Taoiseach				Fianna Fáil	Death of Seán Moylan[12]
20 January 1958	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Independent			Louis Walsh nominated to replace Seán Moylan[13]
3 April 1959	Agricultural Panel				Clann na Talmhan	Death of Patrick Baxter[5]
21 June 1959	Administrative Panel				Labour	Death of John O'Leary[3]
27 December 1959	University of Dublin				Independent	Death of William Fearon[10]
9 February 1960	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil			John J. Brennan elected at a by-election to replace John O'Leary[1]
9 February 1960	Agricultural Panel		Independent			Martin O'Dwyer elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Baxter[6]
2 April 1960	Labour Panel				Independent	Death of Frank Purcell[8]
13 May 1960	University of Dublin		Independent			William J. E. Jessop elected at a by-election to replace William Fearon[11]
23 June 1960	Administrative Panel				Fianna Fáil	Patrick Teehan elected to the 16th Dáil at a by-election[4]
23 September 1960	National University of Ireland				Fine Gael	Death of Henry Barniville[9]
1 November 1960	Administrative Panel		Fianna Fáil			Gerard B. Dillon elected at a by-election to replace Patrick Teehan[2]
1 November 1960	Labour Panel		Independent			Edward Browne elected at a by-election to replace Frank Purcell[7]

See also

• Members of the 16th Dáil
• Government of the 16th Dáil
• Parliamentary Secretaries of the 16th Dáil

References

1. "Mr. John J. Brennan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
2. "Mr. Gerard B. Dillon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
3. "Mr. John O'Leary". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
4. "Mr. Patrick Teehan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
5. "Mr. Patrick Baxter". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
6. "Mr. Martin O'Dwyer". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
7. "Mr. Edward Browne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
8. "Mr. Frank Purcell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
9. "Mr. Henry Barniville". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
10. "Mr. William Fearon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
11. "Mr. William J. E. Jessop". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
12. "Mr. Seán Moylan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
13. "Mr. Louis Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

External links

• "9th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2009.