John F. Andrew

John Forrester Andrew (born November 26, 1850 in Hingham , Plymouth County , Massachusetts , †  May 30, 1895 in Boston , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Andrew first attended private schools in his home country and then two schools in Boston. He then studied at Harvard University until 1872 . After studying law at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1875, he began to work in this profession in Boston. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1880 to 1882 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . From 1884 to 1885 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1885 and 1890 and again in 1894 he was a member of the parking commission of the city of Boston. In 1886 he ran for the office of governor of Massachusetts, but was defeated by the Republican Oliver Ames with 46:50 percent of the vote.

In the 1888 congressional election , Andrew was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Leopold Morse on March 4, 1889 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1893 . From 1891 he was chairman of the public service reform committee. In 1892 he was not re-elected. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Andrew practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Boston on May 30, 1895 and was buried in Cambridge .

Web links

• John F. Andrew in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John F. Andrew in the database of Find a Grave (English)