Richard J. Tonry

Richard Joseph Tonry (born September 30, 1893 in Brooklyn , New York , † January 17, 1971 there ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1937 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Joseph Tonry was born and raised in the then still separate city of Brooklyn during the World's Columbian Exposition . In the following years he attended public schools in Brooklyn, the Randolph Military Academy in Montclair ( New Jersey ) and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. During the First World War , he enlisted in 1917 as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and served there until his discharge in 1921. He then went into 1921 real estate and insurance brokerage. Between 1922 and 1929 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . Then he served on the Board of Aldermen of New York City between 1930 and 1934 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1934 congressional elections for the 74th Congress , Tonry was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Patrick J. Carley on January 4, 1935 . In 1936 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after January 3, 1937 Congress of.

He participated as a delegate to the Democratic State Conventions in 1938, 1940, 1942 and 1946 . Between 1943 and 1946 he was Journal Clerk in the US House of Representatives. In 1947 he was appointed Commissioner of Appraisal for the Corporation Counsel in New York City. He also went back to real estate and insurance brokerage. He died on January 17, 1971 in Brooklyn and was then buried in the United States Military Cemetery on Long Island .

Web links

• Richard J. Tonry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Richard J. Tonry on The Political Graveyard website