Edward J. Dunphy

Edward John Dunphy (born May 12, 1856 in New York City , † July 29, 1926 ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1889 and 1895 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward John Dunphy was born and raised in New York City about five years before the outbreak of the Civil War . He attended public schools and St. Francis Xavier College in New York City. In 1876 he graduated from Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg ( Maryland ). Dunphy studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1878, and then began practicing in New York City. He was also in the jurisprudential division of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co. operates. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1888 congressional elections for the 51st Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded Lloyd Bryce on March 4, 1889 . He was re-elected once. In 1892 he ran in the eighth constituency of New York for the 53rd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Timothy J. Campbell on March 4, 1893 . Since he on a run again in 1894 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1895 Congress of. As a Congressman, he chaired the Justice Department's Committee on Expenditures (53rd Congress).

After his time in Congress, he resumed his practice as a lawyer in New York City. He died there on July 29, 1926 and was then buried in Calvary Cemetery .

Web links

• Edward J. Dunphy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward J. Dunphy in the database of Find a Grave (English)