Séan Francis Gibbons (31 May 1883 – 19 April 1952) was an Irish politician who sat as Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) in the 1920s and as a Fianna Fáil TD in the 1930s. He later became a Senator, and was Cathaoirleach (chairperson) of the Seanad for five years.[1]
Gibbons was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate in the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 1923 general election.[2] However, he was not an active participant in proceedings because his health was poor, requiring him to leave the country at one point.[3]
He left Cumann na nGaedhael to join the Farmers' Party and resigned his seat in the 4th Dáil on 30 October 1924, only 14 months after his election.[4] The by-election was held on 11 March 1925 and won by Cumann na nGaedheal's Thomas Bolger.[5]
After the collapse of the Farmers' Party in 1927, Gibbons joined Fianna Fáil and stood for them as a candidate in Carlow–Kilkenny at the 1932 general election, winning one of his party's fifteen new seats in the 7th Dáil. He was returned at the 1933 general election, but after the constituency was divided under the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, he lost his seat at the 1937 general election in the new Kilkenny constituency.
He then stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate for election to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, winning a seat in the 2nd Seanad and becoming Cathaoirleach. He remained as Cathoirleach in the 3rd Seanad, holding the office until 1944, when he was re-elected to the 4th Seanad. He did not sit in the 5th Seanad but was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel to the 6th Seanad, sitting from 1948 to 1951.
He died on 19 April 1952, aged 68. Five years later, his nephew Jim Gibbons was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD in the restored Carlow–Kilkenny constituency, where Jim's son Martin was a Progressive Democrat TD from 1987 to 1989. Another of Jim's sons, Jim Jnr was a Progressive Democrat Senator.
See also
- Families in the Oireachtas
References
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^ "Séan Gibbons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Official Report – Volume 6". Dáil Éireann. 26 March 1924.
^ For evidence of Gibbons's membership of the Farmers' Party, see the exchange between O'Higgins, Gorey and Gibbons at Dáil Éireann Official Report - Volume 9 - 22 October 1924 Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, column 59.
^ "Carlow–Kilkenny By-election: 11 March 1925". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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Preceded by Thomas Westropp Bennett
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Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1938–1943
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Succeeded by Seán Goulding
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John Finan (CnaT)
Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind)
Seán Goulding (FF)
Michael Hearne (FF)
James McGee (Ind)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Jeremiah Ryan (FG)
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Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Robert Malachy Burke (Lab)
John Counihan (Ind)
Seán Gibbons (FF)
William O'Callaghan (FG)
Timothy O'Donovan (FG)
Martin O'Dwyer (Ind)
Patrick O'Reilly (FF)
Martin Quinn (Ind)
William Quirke (FF)
James Tunney (Lab)
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Michael Hayes (FG)
Cecil Lavery (FG)
Frank Loughman (FF)
Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
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Joseph Brennan (Ind)
Denis Burke (FG)
Andrew Clarkin (FF)
James Crosbie (FG)
Henry Morgan Dockrell (FG)
Luke Duffy (Lab)
T. V. Honan (FF)
Peter Lynch (Ind)
Frederick Summerfield (Ind)
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Richard Anthony (Ind)
John Butler (Lab)
Seán Campbell (Lab)
Michael Colgan (Ind)
Andrew Fogarty (FF)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Seán Hayes (FF)
John Meighan (CnaT)
J. T. O'Farrell (Lab)
Seán Ruane (Ind)
Michael Smyth (Ind)
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Henry Barniville (FG)
Helena Concannon (FF)
George O'Brien (Ind)
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William Fearon (Ind)
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Eleanor Butler (Lab)
James G. Douglas (Ind)
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Cathaoirleach Seán Goulding (FF)
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Joseph Hannigan (Ind)
Michael Hayes (FG)
Denis Healy (FF)
Michael Hearne (FF)
James McGee (Ind)
Edward Monahan (FG)
Richard Walsh (FF)
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Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Michael Colbert (FF)
John Counihan (Ind)
Seán Gibbons (FF)
Daniel Hogan (FF)
Patrick Kehoe (FF)
Peter Lynch (Ind)
Dominick MacCabe (Ind)
William Quirke (FF)
Gerard Sweetman (FG)
Thomas Walsh (FF)
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Cultural and Educational Panel |
Patrick Doyle (FG)
Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
Seán O'Donovan (FF)
Donal O'Sullivan (Ind)
James Parkinson (FG)
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Industrial and Commercial Panel |
Joseph Brennan (Ind)
Daniel Corkery (FF)
James Crosbie (FG)
Seán Goulding (FF)
Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind)
David Madden (FG)
John Maguire (Ind)
Frank O'Beirne (FF)
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind)
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John Butler (Lab)
Michael Colgan (Ind)
Thomas Foran (Lab)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Thomas Hayden (Lab)
James Johnston (Ind)
Thomas Kennedy (Lab)
Sam Kyle (Lab)
Richard Mulcahy (FG)
Seán Ruane (Ind)
Michael Smyth (Ind)
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National University of Ireland |
Henry Barniville (FG)
Helena Concannon (FF)
Michael Tierney (FG)
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University of Dublin |
William Fearon (Ind)
T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind)
Robert Rowlette (Ind)
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Seán Campbell (Lab)
Robert Farnan (FF)
T. V. Honan (FF)
Sir John Keane (Ind)
Margaret L. Kennedy (FF)
William Magennis (Ind)
Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
Pádraic Ó Máille (FF)
Peter O'Loghlen (FF)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Matthew Stafford (FF)
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Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF)
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Administrative Panel |
Christopher Byrne (FF)
Desmond FitzGerald (FG)
Michael Hayes (FG)
Denis Healy (FF)
James McGee (Ind)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Thomas Ruane (FF)
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Agricultural Panel |
Patrick Baxter (CnaT)
Neal Blaney (FF)
Michael Colbert (FF)
John Counihan (Ind)
Seán Gibbons (FF)
Patrick Kehoe (FF)
Dominick MacCabe (Ind)
Ross McGillycuddy (Ind)
William O'Callaghan (FG)
Martin O'Dwyer (Ind)
William Quirke (FF)
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Cultural and Educational Panel |
James Crosbie (FG)
Thomas Delany (Ind)
Patrick Doyle (FG)
Seán O'Donovan (FF)
James Parkinson (FG)
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Industrial and Commercial Panel |
Joseph Brennan (Ind)
Martin Conlon (FG)
Daniel Corkery (FF)
James G. Douglas (Ind)
Seán Goulding (FF)
Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind)
Seán MacEllin (FF)
John MacLoughlin (FG)
David Madden (FG)
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Labour Panel |
John Butler (Lab)
Seán Campbell (Lab)
William Cummins (Lab)
Thomas Foran (Lab)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Seán Hayes (FF)
Patrick Hogan (Lab)
James Johnston (Ind)
Eamonn Lynch (Lab)
Peter Lynch (Ind)
James Tunney (Lab)
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National University of Ireland |
Henry Barniville (FG)
Helena Concannon (FF)
Michael Tierney (FG)
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University of Dublin |
Ernest Alton (Ind)
Joseph Johnston (Ind)
Robert Rowlette (Ind)
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Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Robert Farnan (FF)
T. V. Honan (FF)
Sir John Keane (Ind)
Margaret L. Kennedy (FF)
Patrick Keohane (Ind)
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Ind)
William Magennis (Ind)
Frank MacDermot (FF)
Maurice George Moore (FF)
Pádraic Ó Máille (FF)
David Robinson (FF)
Matthew Stafford (FF)
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Elected or nominated later |
1939 Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
1940 Laurence O'Neill (Ind)
1941 Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
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Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF)
- Leader of the Seanad
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Administrative Panel |
Christopher Byrne (FF)
Thomas Condon (Ind)
Michael Hayes (FG)
Richard Mulcahy (FG)
John Newcome (Ind)
Margaret Mary Pearse (FF)
Thomas Ruane (FF)
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Agricultural Panel |
Patrick Baxter (FG)
William Caffrey (FG)
Seán Gibbons (FF)
John Nassau Greene (Ind)
Patrick Kehoe (FF)
Ross McGillycuddy (Ind)
William O'Callaghan (FG)
Martin O'Dwyer (Ind)
Pádraic Ó Máille (FF)
William Quirke (FF)
Michael Twomey (Ind)
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Cultural and Educational Panel |
Patrick Doyle (FG)
Seán O'Donovan (FF)
Séamus Ó hEocha (Ind)
Gearóid O'Sullivan (FG)
James Parkinson (FG)
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Industrial and Commercial Panel |
Daniel Corkery (FF)
James Crosbie (FG)
James G. Douglas (Ind)
Michael Hearne (FF)
Cornelius Kennedy (FG)
John MacLoughlin (FG)
Linda Kearns MacWhinney (FF)
David Madden (FG)
Brian O'Rourke (FG)
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Labour Panel |
John Butler (Lab)
Michael Conway (Ind)
John Gaffney (Ind)
Frederick Hawkins (Ind)
Seán Hayes (FF)
Gilbert Hughes (Ind)
James Johnston (Ind)
Thomas McShea (Ind)
Seán Milroy (FG)
James Tunney (Lab)
David Walsh (Ind)
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National University of Ireland |
Henry Barniville (FG)
Helena Concannon (FF)
Michael Tierney (FG)
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University of Dublin |
Ernest Alton (Ind)
Joseph Johnston (Ind)
Robert Rowlette (Ind)
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Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Robert Farnan (FF)
T. V. Honan (FF)
Douglas Hyde (Ind)
Sir John Keane (Ind)
Margaret L. Kennedy (FF)
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Ind)
William Magennis (Ind)
Frank MacDermot (FF)
Maurice George Moore (FF)
David Robinson (FF)
Matthew Stafford (FF)
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Elected or nominated later |
May 1938 Patrick Keohane (Ind)
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- Lab: Labour Party
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Chairpersons of Seanad Éireann
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- Lord Glenavy
- Thomas Westropp Bennett
- Seán Gibbons
- Seán Goulding
- Timothy O'Donovan
- Liam Ó Buachalla
- Patrick Baxter
- Michael Yeats
- Micheál Cranitch
- James Dooge
- Séamus Dolan
- Charles McDonald
- Tras Honan
- Patrick J. Reynolds
- Seán Doherty
- Seán Fallon
- Liam Naughten
- Brian Mullooly
- Liam T. Cosgrave
- Rory Kiely
- Pat Moylan
- Paddy Burke
- Denis O'Donovan
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