Brian O'Rourke (politician)

Bernard Brian O'Rourke (1873–1956) was an Irish politician and company director. He was a Cumann na nGaedheal member of the Free State Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1936.^[1] He was first elected to the Seanad in 1922 for 9 years and was re-elected in 1931 for 9 years.^[1] He served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. He was elected to the 2nd Seanad as a Fine Gael member in April 1938 by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.^[1] He was defeated at the Seanad election in August 1938.

References

1 2 3 "Mr. Brian O'Rourke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

Brian O'Rourke navigational boxes

« 1934 Seanad « Members of the 2nd Seanad Éireann (1938) » 3rd Seanad »

Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF) Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Christopher Byrne (FF) Thomas Condon (Ind) Michael Hayes (FG) Richard Mulcahy (FG) John Newcome (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (FG) William Caffrey (FG) Seán Gibbons (FF) John Nassau Greene (??) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (??) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) William Quirke (FF) Michael Twomey (Ind)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Patrick Doyle (FG) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Séamus Ó hEocha (Ind) Gearóid O'Sullivan (FG) James Parkinson (FG)

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)

Labour Panel	John Butler (Lab) Michael Conway (??) John Gaffney (??) Frederick Hawkins (??) Seán Hayes (FF) Gilbert Hughes (??) James Johnston (??) Thomas McShea (??) Seán Milroy (FG) James Tunney (Lab) David Walsh (??)

National University of Ireland	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael Tierney (FG)

University of Dublin	Ernest Alton (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) Robert Rowlette (Ind)

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 (??) William Magennis (Ind) Frank MacDermot (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) David Robinson (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)

Elected or nominated later	May 1938 Patrick Keohane (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

« 1931 Seanad « Members of the 1934 Seanad Éireann (1934–1936) » 2nd Seanad »

Cathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (FG)
Leader of the Seanad

Elected in 1934

3 years	Sir Edward Coey Bigger (Ind)

6 years	John Philip Bagwell (Ind)

9 years	Patrick Baxter (FG) Thomas Westropp Bennett (FG) Ernest Blythe (FG) James Boyle (FF) Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind) Kathleen Browne (FG) James Charles Dowdall (FF) Eamonn Duggan (FG) Séamus Fitzgerald (FF) Oliver St. John Gogarty (FG) Denis Healy (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Andrew Jameson (Ind) Thomas Johnson (Lab) Thomas Kennedy (Lab) Raphael Keyes (FF) Patrick Lynch (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF) Richard Wilson (FG) Jennie Wyse Power (FF)

Elected in 1931

6 years	William O'Sullivan (FG)

9 years	Michael Comyn (FF) John Counihan (FG) James G. Douglas (Ind) Michael Duffy (Lab) Thomas Farren (Lab) Hugh Garahan (FG) Sir John Griffith (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) James J. MacKean (FG) John MacLoughlin (FG) Daniel MacParland (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) Laurence O'Neill (Ind) Brian O'Rourke (FG) William Quirke (FF) David Robinson (FF) Michael Staines (FG)

Elected in 1928

9 years	Kathleen Clarke (FF) Joseph Connolly (FF) Seán Milroy (FG) Séamus Robinson (FF)

Elected in 1925

12 years	Henry Barniville (FG) Sir Edward Bellingham (Ind) William Cummins (Lab) James Dillon (FG) Michael Fanning (FG) Thomas Foran (Lab) Sir William Bernard Hickie (Ind) Cornelius Kennedy (FG) Thomas Linehan (Ind) Joseph O'Connor (FG) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Michael F. O'Hanlon (FG) James Parkinson (FG) Thomas Toal (FG)

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Cathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (Ind)
Leader of the Seanad

Elected in 1931

3 years	Kathleen Browne (CnaG) Eileen Costello (Ind)

6 years	William O'Sullivan (CnaG)

9 years	Michael Comyn (FF) John Counihan (CnaG) James G. Douglas (Ind) Michael Duffy (Lab) Thomas Farren (Lab) Hugh Garahan (CnaG) Sir John Griffith (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) James J. MacKean (CnaG) John MacLoughlin (CnaG) Daniel MacParland (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) Laurence O'Neill (Ind) Brian O'Rourke (CnaG) William Quirke (FF) David Robinson (FF) Séamus Ryan (FF) Michael Staines (CnaG) Arthur Vincent (Ind)

Elected in 1928

6 years	John Philip Bagwell (Ind) Alfie Byrne (Ind) Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG) Andrew Jameson (Ind) Thomas Johnson (Lab) Richard Wilson (CnaG)

9 years	Kathleen Clarke (FF) Joseph Connolly (FF) Seán Milroy (CnaG) Joseph O'Doherty (FF) Séamus Robinson (FF)

Elected in 1925

9 years	Thomas Westropp Bennett (Ind) Sir Edward Coey Bigger (Ind) Francis McGuinness (CnaG)

12 years	Henry Barniville (CnaG) Sir Edward Bellingham (Ind) William Cummins (Lab) James Dillon (CnaG) Michael Fanning (CnaG) Thomas Foran (Lab) Sir William Bernard Hickie (Ind) Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) Thomas Linehan (Ind) Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Michael F. O'Hanlon (CnaG) James Parkinson (CnaG) Thomas Toal (CnaG)

Nominated by the President in 1922

12 years	Countess of Desart (Ind) James Charles Dowdall (FF) Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) Earl of Granard (Ind) Henry Guinness (Ind) Sir John Keane (Ind) James Moran (Ind) Jennie Wyse Power (Ind)

Elected at by-elections

Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
Jan. 1932 George Crosbie (CnaG)
Apr. 1933 Eamonn Duggan (CnaG)
Jan. 1934 Ernest Blythe (CnaG)
Raphael Keyes (FF)
Sep. 1934 Patrick Lynch (FF)

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Cathaoirleach Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG)
Leader of the Seanad name (party)

Elected in 1928

3 years	Michael Comyn (FF) Seán MacEllin (FF) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) Sir Walter Nugent (Ind)

6 years	John Philip Bagwell (Ind) Alfie Byrne (Ind) Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG) Andrew Jameson (Ind) Thomas Johnson (Lab) Sir Bryan Mahon (Ind) Richard Wilson (CnaG)

9 years	Kathleen Clarke (FF) Joseph Connolly (FF) Seán Milroy (CnaG) Joseph O'Doherty (FF) Séamus Robinson (FF) William Sears (CnaG)

Elected in 1925

6 years	John Counihan (CnaG)

9 years	Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) Sir Edward Coey Bigger (Ind) Francis McGuinness (CnaG)

12 years	Henry Barniville (CnaG) Sir Edward Bellingham (Ind) William Cummins (Lab) James Dillon (CnaG) Michael Fanning (CnaG) Thomas Foran (Lab) Sir William Bernard Hickie (Ind) Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) Thomas Linehan (Ind) Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Michael F. O'Hanlon (CnaG) James Parkinson (CnaG) Thomas Toal (CnaG)

Elected in 1922

9 years	William Barrington (Ind) Eileen Costello (Ind) James G. Douglas (Ind) Michael Duffy (Lab) Thomas Farren (Lab) Alice Stopford Green (Ind) Sir John Griffith (Ind) Patrick W. Kenny (CnaG) James J. MacKean (CnaG) John MacLoughlin (Ind) William Molloy (Ind) Maurice George Moore (FF) Brian O'Rourke (CnaG) William O'Sullivan (CnaG)

Nominated by the President in 1922

12 years	Countess of Desart (Ind) James Charles Dowdall (FF) Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) Earl of Granard (Ind) Henry Guinness (Ind) Sir John Keane (Ind) James Moran (Ind) Marquess of Lansdowne (Ind) Jennie Wyse Power (Ind)

Elected at by-elections

Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
Mar. 1927 Patrick Hooper (Ind)
Apr. 1929 Sir Nugent Everard (Ind)
Jun. 1929 Kathleen Browne (CnaG)
Laurence O'Neill (Ind)
Oct. 1929 Richard A. Butler (Ind)
Dec. 1930 Michael Staines (CnaG)
May 1931 Arthur Vincent (Ind)
Nov. 1931 George Crosbie (CnaG)

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Cathaoirleach Lord Glenavy (Ind)
Leader of the Seanad name (party)

Elected in 1925

6 years	John Counihan (CnaG)

9 years	Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) Sir Edward Coey Bigger (Ind) Francis McGuinness (CnaG)

12 years	Henry Barniville (CnaG) Sir Edward Bellingham (Ind) William Cummins (Lab) James Dillon (FP) Michael Fanning (CnaG) Thomas Foran (Lab) Sir William Bernard Hickie (Ind) Cornelius Kennedy (CnaG) Thomas Linehan (FP) Joseph O'Connor (CnaG) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) Michael F. O'Hanlon (FP) Stephen O'Mara (CnaG) James Parkinson (CnaG) Thomas Toal (CnaG)

Elected in 1922

9 years	William Barrington (Ind) Eileen Costello (Ind) James G. Douglas (Ind) Michael Duffy (Lab) Thomas Farren (Lab) Alice Stopford Green (Ind) Sir John Griffith (Ind) Patrick W. Kenny (CnaG) James J. MacKean (CnaG) John MacLoughlin (Ind) William Molloy (Ind) Maurice George Moore (Ind) Brian O'Rourke (CnaG) William O'Sullivan (CnaG)

Nominated by the President in 1922

6 years	John Philip Bagwell (Ind) Henry Givens Burgess (Ind) Lord Glenavy (Ind) Sir Nugent Everard (Ind) Edmund W. Eyre (Ind) Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG) James Perry Goodbody (Ind) Henry Greer (Ind) Benjamin Haughton (Ind) Earl of Wicklow (Ind) Arthur Jackson (Ind) Andrew Jameson (Ind) Sir Bryan Mahon (Ind) Marquess of Headfort (Ind) W. B. Yeats (Ind)

12 years	Earl of Mayo (Ind) Countess of Desart (Ind) James Charles Dowdall (Ind) Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) Martin Fitzgerald (Ind) Earl of Granard (Ind) Henry Guinness (Ind) Sir John Keane (Ind) James Moran (Ind) Earl of Kerry (Ind) Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (Ind) Jennie Wyse Power (Ind)

Elected or appointed later

Feb. 1926 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
Jan. 1927 P. J. Brady (Ind)
Mar. 1927 Patrick Hooper (Ind)
Mar. 1928 Sir Walter Nugent (Ind)

« 1922 Seanad « Members of the 1922 Seanad Éireann (1922–1925) » 1925 Seanad »

Cathaoirleach Lord Glenavy (Ind)
Leader of the Seanad name (party)

Elected in 1922

3 years	Henry Barniville (CnaG) Thomas Westropp Bennett (CnaG) Richard A. Butler (Ind) John Counihan (Ind) Peter de Loughry (CnaG) Cornelius Irwin (CnaG) Thomas Linehan (FP) Joseph Clayton Love (CnaG) Edward MacEvoy (CnaG) Edward MacLysaght (Ind) Eamonn Mansfield (Ind) George Nesbitt (Ind) Michael O'Dea (CnaG) J. T. O'Farrell (Lab) James Parkinson (CnaG)

9 years	William Barrington (Ind) Eileen Costello (Ind) James G. Douglas (Ind) Michael Duffy (Lab) Thomas Farren (Lab) Alice Stopford Green (Ind) Sir John Griffith (Ind) Patrick W. Kenny (CnaG) James J. MacKean (CnaG) John MacLoughlin (Ind) Thomas MacPartlin (Lab) William Molloy (Ind) Maurice George Moore (Ind) Brian O'Rourke (CnaG) William O'Sullivan (CnaG)

Nominated by the President

6 years	John Philip Bagwell (Ind) Henry Givens Burgess (Ind) Lord Glenavy (Ind) Sir Nugent Everard (Ind) Edmund W. Eyre (Ind) Oliver St. John Gogarty (CnaG) James Perry Goodbody (Ind) Henry Greer (Ind) Benjamin Haughton (Ind) Earl of Wicklow (Ind) Arthur Jackson (Ind) Andrew Jameson (Ind) Sir Bryan Mahon (Ind) Marquess of Headfort (Ind) W. B. Yeats (Ind)

12 years	Earl of Mayo (Ind) Countess of Desart (Ind) James Charles Dowdall (Ind) Sir Thomas Esmonde (Ind) Martin Fitzgerald (Ind) Earl of Granard (Ind) Henry Guinness (Ind) Sir John Keane (Ind) James Moran (Ind) Earl of Kerry (Ind) Sir Horace Plunkett (Ind) Sir Hutcheson Poë (Ind) George Sigerson (Ind) Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (Ind) Jennie Wyse Power (Ind)

Elected or appointed later

Feb. 1923 William Cummins (Lab)
Nov. 1923 Thomas Foran (Lab)
Dec. 1923 Samuel Lombard Brown (Ind)
1925 Douglas Hyde (Ind)
John O'Neill (CnaG)

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