title: Tom O'Byrne
text: # Tom O'Byrne
  
  Thomas Francis O'Byrne (30 August 1871 – 30 September 1952) was a New Zealand timber worker, trade unionist and politician. He was born in Westbury, Tasmania, Australia in 1871. From 1934 onwards, he was a member of the Legislative Council.
  
  In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.
  
  