James Johnston (Seanad Éireann member)

James Johnston
James Johnston
Senator
	In office; 27 April 1938 – 21 April 1948
Constituency	Labour Panel
Personal details
Political party	Independent

ConstituencyLabour Panel

Political partyIndependent

James Johnston was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1948. He was first elected to the 2nd Seanad in April 1938 by the Labour Panel.^[1] He was-elected at the August 1938, 1943 and 1944 elections. He lost his seat at the 1948 Seanad election.^[1]

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v t e « 1934 Seanad « Members of the 2nd Seanad (1938) » 3rd Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
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 (Ind) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) 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 (FG) Michael Conway (Ind) John Gaffney (Ind) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Seán Hayes (FF) Gilbert Hughes (FF) James Johnston (Ind) Thomas McShea (Ind) Seán Milroy (FG) James Tunney (Lab) David Walsh (Ind)
Dublin University	Ernest Alton (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) Robert Rowlette (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael Tierney (FG)
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 (Ind) William Magennis (Ind) Frank MacDermot (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) David Robinson (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)
Elected or nominated later	May 1938 Patrick Keohane (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 2nd Seanad « Members of the 3rd Seanad (1938–1943) » 4th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Seán Gibbons (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
Administrative Panel	Christopher Byrne (FF) Desmond FitzGerald (FG) Michael Hayes (FG) Denis Healy (FF) James McGee (Ind) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Thomas Ruane (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Neal Blaney (FF) Michael Colbert (FF) John Counihan (Ind) Seán Gibbons (FF) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Dominick MacCabe (Ind) Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) William Quirke (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	James Crosbie (FG) Thomas Delany (Ind) Patrick Doyle (FG) Seán O'Donovan (FF) James Parkinson (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Joseph Brennan (Ind) Martin Conlon (FG) Daniel Corkery (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Seán Goulding (FF) Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) John MacLoughlin (FG) David Madden (FG)
Labour Panel	John Butler (FG) Seán Campbell (Lab) William Cummins (Lab) Thomas Foran (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Seán Hayes (FF) Patrick Hogan (Lab) James Johnston (Ind) Eamonn Lynch (Lab) Peter Lynch (Ind) James Tunney (Lab)
Dublin University	Ernest Alton (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) Robert Rowlette (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael Tierney (FG)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Robert Farnan (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Sir John Keane (Ind) Margaret L. Kennedy (FF) Patrick Keohane (Ind) Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (Ind) William Magennis (Ind) Frank MacDermot (FF) Maurice George Moore (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) David Robinson (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1939 Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) 1940 Laurence O'Neill (Ind) 1941 Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 3rd Seanad « Members of the 4th Seanad (1943–1944)» 5th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Seán Goulding (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
Administrative Panel	Joseph Hannigan (Ind) Michael Hayes (FG) Denis Healy (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (Ind) Edward Monahan (FG) Richard Walsh (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) Michael Colbert (FF) John Counihan (Ind) Seán Gibbons (FF) Daniel Hogan (FF) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Peter Lynch (Ind) Dominick MacCabe (Ind) William Quirke (FF) Gerard Sweetman (FG) Thomas Walsh (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Patrick Doyle (FG) Thomas J. O'Connell (Lab) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Donal O'Sullivan (Ind) James Parkinson (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Joseph Brennan (Ind) Daniel Corkery (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Seán Goulding (FF) Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind) David Madden (FG) John Maguire (Ind) Frank O'Beirne (FF) Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (Ind)
Labour Panel	John Butler (FG) Michael Colgan (Ind) Thomas Foran (Lab) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Thomas Hayden (Lab) James Johnston (Ind) Thomas Kennedy (Lab) Sam Kyle (Lab) Richard Mulcahy (FG) Seán Ruane (Ind) Michael Smyth (Ind)
Dublin University	William Fearon (Ind) T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind) Robert Rowlette (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael Tierney (FG)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Campbell (Lab) Robert Farnan (FF) T. V. Honan (FF) Sir John Keane (Ind) Margaret L. Kennedy (FF) William Magennis (Ind) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) Peter O'Loghlen (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 4th Seanad « Members of the 5th Seanad (1944–1948) » 6th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Seán Goulding (FF) Leader of the Seanad William Quirke (FF)
Administrative Panel	Andrew Clarkin (FF) Seán Goulding (FF) Michael Hayes (FG) Denis Healy (FF) Michael Hearne (FF) James McGee (Ind) Thomas Ruane (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Patrick Baxter (CnaT) John Counihan (Ind) Daniel Hogan (FF) Edmund Horan (CnaT) Patrick Kehoe (FF) Dominick MacCabe (Ind) William O'Callaghan (FG) Timothy O'Donovan (FG) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) William Quirke (FF) Gerard Sweetman (FG)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Patrick Doyle (FG) Louis O'Dea (FF) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Patrick J. O'Reilly (Ind) James Parkinson (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Thomas Condon (Ind) Daniel Corkery (FF) James Crosbie (FG) Tadhg Crowley (FF) James G. Douglas (Ind) Luke Duffy (Lab) Peter Trainor Kelly (Ind) Seán MacEllin (FF) David Madden (FG)
Labour Panel	John Butler (FG) Thomas Hayden (Lab) James Johnston (Ind) John Thomas Keane (Ind) Thomas Kennedy (Lab) Sam Kyle (Lab) Peter Lynch (Ind) John Meighan (CnaT) Seán Ruane (Ind) Michael Smyth (Ind) James Tunney (Lab)
Dublin University	William Fearon (Ind) Joseph Johnston (Ind) T. C. Kingsmill Moore (Ind)
National University	Henry Barniville (FG) Helena Concannon (FF) Michael J. Ryan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Seán Campbell (Lab) Robert Farnan (FF) Thomas Foran (Lab) T. V. Honan (FF) Sir John Keane (Ind) Margaret L. Kennedy (FF) William Magennis (Ind) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) Matthew Stafford (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1945 Frederick Summerfield (Ind) 1946 Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (Ind) Frederick Hawkins (Ind) Edward Pakenham (Ind) 1947 Joseph Warwick Bigger (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael CnaT: Clann na Talmhan Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

James Johnston

Senator
In office 27 April 1938 – 21 April 1948
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Political party	Independent

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