William Cummins (1874 – 27 July 1943) was an Irish Labour Party politician.

Biography

A national school teacher by profession, he was first elected to the

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at a by-election on 21 February 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. He was re-elected for a 12-year term at the

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and served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936. He was elected to the 3rd Seanad Éireann in 1938 by the Labour Panel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cummins, William 1874 births 1943 deaths Labour Party (Ireland) senators Members of the 1922 Seanad Members of the 1925 Seanad Members of the 1928 Seanad Members of the 1931 Seanad Members of the 1934 Seanad Members of the 3rd Seanad Irish schoolteachers Labour Panel senators