Thomas J. O'Connell
 Thomas J. O'Connell (21 November 1882 – 22 June 1969) was an Irish trade unionist and politician and was leader of the Irish Labour Party from 1927 to 1932.O'Connell was born near Knock County Mayo. From 1902 to 1916 he worked first as a national teacher and then as a school principal. In 1926 he became general secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.He was a member of Dáil Éireann from 1922 to 1932 serving as leader of the Irish Labour Party in the Dáil from 1927 to 1932.