ad ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁referred ▁for ▁that ▁whole ▁period ▁as ▁the ▁' First ▁Se an ad '. ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁election ▁Half ▁the ▁initial ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁D á il ▁under ▁the ▁Single ▁transfer able ▁vote . ▁The ▁remaining ▁half ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁( prime ▁minister ), ▁W . ▁T . ▁Cos gra ve . ▁Those ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁D á il ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁equal ▁groups ▁by ▁lot , ▁one ▁assigned ▁terms ▁of ▁ 3 ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁terms ▁of ▁ 9 ▁years . ▁Those ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁were ▁similarly ▁divided ▁and ▁assigned ▁terms ▁of ▁ 6 ▁years ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁The ▁President ▁agreed ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁grant ▁extra ▁representation ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁minor ity ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁former ▁Southern ▁Union ists , ▁to ▁promote ▁inclus iveness ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Free ▁State . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁of ▁the ▁si xty ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Se an ad , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 3 6 ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 0 ▁Protest ants , ▁ 3 ▁Qu akers ▁and ▁ 1 ▁Jew . ▁It ▁contained ▁ 7 ▁pe ers , ▁a ▁dow ager ▁count ess , ▁ 5 ▁baron ets ▁and ▁several ▁kn ights . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁Se an ad