William Cummins (Irish politician)

William Cummins (1874 – 27 July 1943) was an Irish Labour Party politician.^[1]

William Cummins
Senator
In office 7 September 1938 – 27 July 1943
Constituency	Labour Panel
Senator
In office 21 February 1923 – 29 May 1936
Personal details
Born	1874 (1874)
Died	27 July 1943(1943-07-27) (aged 68–69)
Political party	Labour Party

Biography

A national school teacher by profession, he was first elected to the Free State Seanad at a by-election on 21 February 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eamonn Mansfield.^[2]

He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the 1925 Seanad election and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.^[1] He was elected to the 3rd Seanad Éireann in 1938 by the Labour Panel.^[1]