Séan Francis Gibbons (31 May 1883 – 19 April 1952) was an Irish politician who sat as Cumann na nGaedhael TD in the 1920s and as a Fianna Fáil TD in the 1930s. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Cumann na nGaedhael (ˈkʊmən nə ˈŋɰeːɫ "Society of the Gaels" sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedheal, was an Irish language name given A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the He later became a Senator, and was Cathaoirleach (chairperson) of the Seanad for five years. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Cathaoirleach (plural Cathaoirligh) is the title of the speaker of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the Irish
Gibbons was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt, as a Cumann na nGaedhael candidate in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency at the 1923 general election. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament Cumann na nGaedhael (ˈkʊmən nə ˈŋɰeːɫ "Society of the Gaels" sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedheal, was an Irish language name given Carlow-Kilkenny is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The Irish general election of 1923 was held on 27 August 1923 However, he was not an active participant in proceedings because his health was poor, requiring him to leave the country at one point. [1]
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. The Farmers' Party or Farmers' Union was a political party in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1932 Composition of the 4th Dáil TDs by constituency The list of the 153 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by constituency Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] The by-election for his seat was held on 11th March 1925 and won by Cumann na nGaedhael's Thomas Bolger. This is a list of all By-elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament ( Oireachtas) since 1923 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cumann na nGaedhael (ˈkʊmən nə ˈŋɰeːɫ "Society of the Gaels" sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedheal, was an Irish language name given Thomas Bolger (died 1 May 1938 was an Irish Cumann na nGaedhael Party politician who was a Teachta Dála (TD for two years in the 1920s [3]
After the collapse of the Farmers' Party in 1927, Gibbons joined Fianna Fáil, and stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate in Carlow-Kilkenny at the 1932 general election, winning one of his party's fifteen new seats in the 7th Dáil. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the The Irish general election of 1932 was held on 16 February 1932 just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 29 January Composition of the 7th Dáil TDs by constituency The list of the 153 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by constituency He was returned at the 1933 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. The Irish general election of 1933 was held on 24 January 1933 The Irish general election of 1937 was held on 1 July 1937 just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 14 June Kilkenny is a former parliamentary Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.
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 (chairperson). Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas The Agricultural Panel is one of five Vocational Panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Cathaoirleach (plural Cathaoirligh) is the title of the speaker of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the Irish He remained as Cathoirleach in the 3rd Seanad, holding the office until 1944, when was re-elected to the 4th Seanad. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas He did not sit in the 5th Seanad, but was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel to the 6th Seanad, from 1948–1951. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
He died on 19th April 1952, aged 68. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 TDs from 1987–1989. James "Jim" Gibbons (Séamus Mac Giobúin 3 August 1924 &ndash 20 December 1997 was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician Carlow-Kilkenny is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The Progressive Democrats (An Páirtí Daonlathach lit The Democratic Party) commonly called The PDs, are a Free market liberal party in Another of Jim's son, Jim, Jr was a Progressive Democrat Senator. Jim Gibbons Jnr (born 26 April 1954 is a former Irish Progressive Democrat politician who served in the Oireachtas as a member of the 21st Seanad Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas
External links
- Séan Gibbons's electoral history (ElectionsIreland. org)
See also
Notes
- ^ See Dáil Éireann Official Report - Volume 6 - 26 March, 1924, column 2368. There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other frequently in the same parliamentary seat
- ^ 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, column 59. The Farmers' Party or Farmers' Union was a political party in the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1932 Denis J Gorey (25 May 1874 &ndash 20 February 1940 was an Irish politician who served for nearly twenty years as TD, first as leader of the Farmers' Party
- ^ See Dáil Éireann By Elections 1918-2005 (ElectionsIreland. org). In the absence of a list of candidates, it is not clear whether Gibbons stood for re-election after his resignation.
- This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
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