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Thomas MacPartlin (22 August 1879 – 20 October 1923) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1] He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1923.[2]

A trade union official from County Sligo, he was a member of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners union and served as the president of the Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) in 1917. He was a signatory of the 1914 ITUC manifesto opposing inclusion of a partition option in the draft home rule bill and asserting workers' right to arm and fight for 'economic freedom'.[3] He was elected to the Free State Seanad for 9 years at the 1922 election.[3]

He died in office in October 1923, while on a visit to Geneva.[4] The by-election to fill the vacancy was held on 28 November 1923, and was won by Thomas Foran of the Labour Party.

References

  1. ^ "Thomas MacPartlin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ White, Lawrence William. "MacPartlin, Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – MacPartlin, Thomas". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Deaths of Deputy P. Cosgrave and Senator McPartlin". Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 October 1923. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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Preceded by President of the Irish Trades Union Congress
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