Thomas F. O'Higgins was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1932 as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD, and later as a Fine Gael Deputy. In 1948 he joined the Cabinet of John A. Costello as Minister for Defence. His sons, Tom O'Higgins and Michael J O'Higgins , were also members of the Dáil, the former serving in the government and was twice defeated for the position of President of Ireland. Dr. O'Higgins died in 1953.

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Daniel Morrissey | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister for Industry & Commerce
1951 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Seán F. Lemass