thomas j. o'connell

Thomas J. O'Connell (born 21 November 1882, died 22 June 1969) was an Irish trade unionist and politician, and was leader of the Irish Labour Party from 1927 to 1932. O'Connell was born near Knock, County Mayo. From 1902 to 1916 he worked first as a national teacher and then as a school principal. In 1926 he became general secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation. He was a member of Dil ireann from 1922 to 1932, serving as leader of the Irish Labour Party in the Dil from 1927 to 1932. From 1929 to 1930 he was president of the Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress. In 1935 he founded the Educational Building Society.

References

Thomas Johnson, 1872 - 1963, John Anthony Gaughan, Kingdom Books, Dublin, 1980, ISBN 0-9506015-3-5 O'Connell, Thomas J. O'Connell, Thomas J.

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