Complex sentence: Thomas Francis Doyle (1893--1968) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 9 March 1936 to 8 March 1943; and then 9 March 1943 to 8 March 1950.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Francis Doyle (1893--1968) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1936 to 1950. Doyle was a member of the Legislative Council from 9 March 1936 to 8 March 1943, and then 9 March 1943 to 8 March 1950.