Frederick Joseph Hawkins (died 2 August 1956) was an Irish politician. He was an

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member of

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from 1938 to 1944, and 1946 to 1956. He was first elected to the

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in April 1938 by the

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. He was re-elected in August 1938 and 1943, again by the Labour Panel but lost his seat at the 1944 Seanad election. He was re-elected to Seanad at a

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on 24 July 1946, replacing

John Thomas Keane John Thomas Keane (died 22 May 1946) was an Irish politician. He was an Independent politician (Ireland), independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1944 to 1946. He was elected to the 5th Seanad in 1944 by the Labour Panel. He died in office in ...

. He was re-elected at the 1948, 1951 and 1954 Seanad elections. He died in office in 1956. No by-election was held to fill his seat.

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Year of birth missing 1956 deaths Members of the 2nd Seanad Members of the 3rd Seanad Members of the 4th Seanad Members of the 5th Seanad Members of the 6th Seanad Members of the 7th Seanad Members of the 8th Seanad Independent members of Seanad Éireann Labour Panel senators {{Ireland-senator-stub