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searchaux" style="display:none">Irish politician (1874–1952)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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Butler</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann_(Irish_Free_State)" title="Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)">Senator</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 October 1929 – 9 December 1931</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />11 December 1922 – <a href="/wiki/1925_Seanad_election" title="1925 Seanad election">17 September 1925</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1874-12-02</span>)</span>2 December 1874<br /><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">2 May 1952<span style="display:none">(1952-05-02)</span> (aged 77)<br />Dublin, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Andrew Butler</b> (2 December 1874 – 2 May 1952) was an Irish politician. He was an <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">independent</a> member of <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann_(Irish_Free_State)" title="Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)">Seanad Éireann</a> from 1922 to 1925 and from 1929 to 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was first elected at the 1922 Seanad election and lost his seat at the <a href="/wiki/1925_Seanad_election" title="1925 Seanad election">1925 Seanad election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 October 1929, replacing <a href="/wiki/Nugent_Everard" title="Nugent Everard">Sir Nugent Everard</a>. He was defeated at the 1931 Seanad election.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Butler was born in Dublin. A prominent local farmer and council member of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Society" title="Royal Dublin Society">Royal Dublin Society</a> he lived at Popeshall, <a href="/wiki/Loughshinny" title="Loughshinny">Loughshinny</a> near <a href="/wiki/Skerries,_Dublin" title="Skerries, Dublin">Skerries, Dublin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died in the <a href="/wiki/Mater_Misericordiae_University_Hospital" title="Mater Misericordiae University Hospital">Mater Hospital</a>, Dublin on 2 May 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Butler_(Irish_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Richard-A-Butler.S.1922-06-12/">"Richard A. 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Butler</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Counihan" title="John Counihan">John Counihan</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_de_Loughry" title="Peter de Loughry">Peter de Loughry</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Irwin" title="Cornelius Irwin">Cornelius Irwin</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Linehan" title="Thomas Linehan">Thomas Linehan</a> (FP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Clayton_Love" title="Joseph Clayton Love">Joseph Clayton Love</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_MacEvoy" title="Edward MacEvoy">Edward MacEvoy</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_MacLysaght" title="Edward MacLysaght">Edward MacLysaght</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Mansfield" title="Eamonn Mansfield">Eamonn Mansfield</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Nesbitt_(Irish_politician)" title="George Nesbitt (Irish politician)">George Nesbitt</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Dea_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael O'Dea (Irish politician)">Michael O'Dea</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._T._O%27Farrell" title="J. T. O'Farrell">J. T. O'Farrell</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Parkinson_(Irish_politician)" title="James Parkinson (Irish politician)">James Parkinson</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">9 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Barrington_(Irish_politician)" title="William Barrington (Irish politician)">William Barrington</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Costello" title="Eileen Costello">Eileen Costello</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Douglas" title="James G. Douglas">James G. Douglas</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Duffy_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Duffy (Irish politician)">Michael Duffy</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Farren" title="Thomas Farren">Thomas Farren</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Stopford_Green" title="Alice Stopford Green">Alice Stopford Green</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Griffith_(engineer)" title="John Griffith (engineer)">Sir John Griffith</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_W._Kenny" title="Patrick W. Kenny">Patrick W. Kenny</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_J._MacKean" title="James J. MacKean">James J. MacKean</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_MacLoughlin" title="John MacLoughlin">John MacLoughlin</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_MacPartlin" title="Thomas MacPartlin">Thomas MacPartlin</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Molloy_(Irish_politician)" title="William Molloy (Irish politician)">William Molloy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_George_Moore" title="Maurice George Moore">Maurice George Moore</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Rourke_(politician)" title="Brian O'Rourke (politician)">Brian O'Rourke</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O%27Sullivan_(politician)" title="William O'Sullivan (politician)">William O'Sullivan</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominated by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State" title="President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State">President</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">6 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Philip_Bagwell" title="John Philip Bagwell">John Philip Bagwell</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Givens_Burgess" title="Henry Givens Burgess">Henry Givens Burgess</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Glenavy" title="James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy">Lord Glenavy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nugent_Everard" title="Nugent Everard">Sir Nugent Everard</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_W._Eyre" title="Edmund W. 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Eyre</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_St._John_Gogarty" title="Oliver St. John Gogarty">Oliver St. John Gogarty</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Perry_Goodbody" title="James Perry Goodbody">James Perry Goodbody</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Greer_(politician)" title="Henry Greer (politician)">Henry Greer</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Haughton" title="Benjamin Haughton">Benjamin Haughton</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Howard,_7th_Earl_of_Wicklow" title="Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow">Earl of Wicklow</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Jackson_(Irish_politician)" title="Arthur Jackson (Irish politician)">Arthur Jackson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jameson_(politician)" title="Andrew Jameson (politician)">Andrew Jameson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Mahon" title="Bryan Mahon">Sir Bryan Mahon</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Taylour,_4th_Marquess_of_Headfort" title="Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort">Marquess of Headfort</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._B._Yeats" title="W. B. Yeats">W. B. Yeats</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">12 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dermot_Bourke,_7th_Earl_of_Mayo" title="Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo">Earl of Mayo</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Cuffe,_Countess_of_Desart" title="Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart">Countess of Desart</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Charles_Dowdall" title="James Charles Dowdall">James Charles Dowdall</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Esmonde,_11th_Baronet" title="Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet">Sir Thomas Esmonde</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Martin Fitzgerald (politician)">Martin Fitzgerald</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Forbes,_8th_Earl_of_Granard" title="Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard">Earl of Granard</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Andrew_Jameson_(politician)" title="Andrew Jameson (politician)">Andrew Jameson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Johnson_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Johnson (Irish politician)">Thomas Johnson</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Mahon" title="Bryan Mahon">Sir Bryan Mahon</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wilson_(Irish_politician)" title="Richard Wilson (Irish politician)">Richard Wilson</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">9 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Clarke" title="Kathleen Clarke">Kathleen Clarke</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Connolly_(Irish_politician)" title="Joseph Connolly (Irish politician)">Joseph Connolly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Milroy" title="Seán Milroy">Seán Milroy</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_O%27Doherty" title="Joseph O'Doherty">Joseph O'Doherty</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9umas_Robinson_(Irish_republican)" title="Séumas Robinson (Irish republican)">Séumas Robinson</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Sears_(politician)" title="William Sears (politician)">William Sears</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected in 1925</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">6 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Counihan" title="John Counihan">John Counihan</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">9 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Westropp_Bennett" title="Thomas Westropp Bennett">Thomas Westropp Bennett</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Coey_Bigger" title="Edward Coey Bigger">Sir Edward Coey Bigger</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_McGuinness" title="Francis McGuinness">Francis McGuinness</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">12 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Barniville" title="Henry Barniville">Henry Barniville</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Edward_Bellingham,_5th_Baronet" title="Sir Edward Bellingham, 5th Baronet">Sir Edward Bellingham</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Cummins_(Irish_politician)" title="William Cummins (Irish politician)">William Cummins</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dillon_(senator)" title="James Dillon (senator)">James Dillon</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fanning_(politician)" title="Michael Fanning (politician)">Michael Fanning</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Foran" title="Thomas Foran">Thomas Foran</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hickie" title="William Hickie">Sir William Hickie</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Kennedy" title="Cornelius Kennedy">Cornelius Kennedy</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Linehan" title="Thomas Linehan">Thomas Linehan</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_O%27Connor_(Irish_politician)" title="Joseph O'Connor (Irish politician)">Joseph O'Connor</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._T._O%27Farrell" title="J. T. O'Farrell">J. T. O'Farrell</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_F._O%27Hanlon" title="Michael F. O'Hanlon">Michael F. O'Hanlon</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Parkinson_(Irish_politician)" title="James Parkinson (Irish politician)">James Parkinson</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Toal" title="Thomas Toal">Thomas Toal</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected in 1922</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="9_years" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">9 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Barrington_(Irish_politician)" title="William Barrington (Irish politician)">William Barrington</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Costello" title="Eileen Costello">Eileen Costello</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Douglas" title="James G. Douglas">James G. Douglas</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Duffy_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Duffy (Irish politician)">Michael Duffy</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Farren" title="Thomas Farren">Thomas Farren</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Stopford_Green" title="Alice Stopford Green">Alice Stopford Green</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Griffith_(engineer)" title="John Griffith (engineer)">Sir John Griffith</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_W._Kenny" title="Patrick W. Kenny">Patrick W. Kenny</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_J._MacKean" title="James J. MacKean">James J. MacKean</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_MacLoughlin" title="John MacLoughlin">John MacLoughlin</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Molloy_(Irish_politician)" title="William Molloy (Irish politician)">William Molloy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_George_Moore" title="Maurice George Moore">Maurice George Moore</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Rourke_(politician)" title="Brian O'Rourke (politician)">Brian O'Rourke</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O%27Sullivan_(politician)" title="William O'Sullivan (politician)">William O'Sullivan</a> (CnaG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominated by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State" title="President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State">President</a> in 1922</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="12_years" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">12 years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Cuffe,_Countess_of_Desart" title="Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart">Countess of Desart</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Charles_Dowdall" title="James Charles Dowdall">James Charles Dowdall </a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Esmonde,_11th_Baronet" title="Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet">Sir Thomas Esmonde</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Forbes,_8th_Earl_of_Granard" title="Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard">Earl of Granard</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Guinness" title="Henry Guinness">Henry Guinness</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Keane,_5th_Baronet" title="Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet">Sir John Keane</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Moran_(Irish_politician)" title="James Moran (Irish politician)">James Moran</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_6th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne" title="Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne">Marquess of Lansdowne</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennie_Wyse_Power" title="Jennie Wyse Power">Jennie Wyse Power</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected at by-elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Feb. 1926</b> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Lombard_Brown" title="Samuel Lombard Brown">Samuel Lombard Brown</a> (Ind)</li> <li><b>Mar. 1927</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hooper" title="Patrick Hooper">Patrick Hooper</a> (Ind)</li> <li><b>Apr. 1929</b> <a href="/wiki/Nugent_Everard" title="Nugent Everard">Sir Nugent Everard</a> (Ind)</li> <li><b>Jun. 1929</b> <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Browne" title="Kathleen Browne">Kathleen Browne</a> (CnaG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_O%27Neill" title="Laurence O'Neill">Laurence O'Neill</a> (Ind)</li> <li><b>Oct. 1929</b> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Richard A. 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