Thomas Farren

Not to be confused with Thomas Foran, also a Labour senator in the same time period.

Thomas Farren (11 December 1879 – 26 March 1955) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.^[1]

Thomas Farren
Farren in August 1918
Senator
In office 11 December 1922 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Born	(1879-12-11)11 December 1879 Dublin, Ireland
Died	26 March 1955(1955-03-26) (aged 75) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Nellie Farren
Military service
Branch/service	Irish Citizen Army
Battles/wars	Easter Rising

Farren stood unsuccessfully for a UK Parliament by-election for Dublin College Green in 1915.^[2]

In 1916 he participated in the Easter Rising as part of the Irish Citizen Army.^[2]

Farren was a member of the Stonecutters' Union of Ireland and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1920.^[2]

Farren was elected to the new Irish Free State Seanad in 1922 for 9 years.^[1] He was re-elected in 1931 for another 9-year term and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.^[1]