Allan Langdon McDermott

Allan Langdon McDermott (born March 30, 1854 in South Boston , Massachusetts , †  October 26, 1908 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1900 and 1907 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Allan McDermott attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at New York University and his admission as a lawyer in 1877, he began to work in Jersey City in this profession. Between 1879 and 1883, McDermott was the city's legal representative. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1880 and 1881 . From 1883 to 1886 he was a district judge. At the same time he was a member of the Jersey City Tax Committee. He was also a member of the State Tax Commission from 1884 to 1886. From 1885 to 1895, McDermott was party chairman for the Democrats in New Jersey. In 1894 he was a member of a commission for the revision of the state constitution. In 1895 and 1902 he was under discussion as a Democratic candidate for the US Senate .

After the death of MP William Davis Daly , McDermott was elected as his successor to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 3, 1900, when the by-election was due for the seventh seat of New Jersey . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1907 . Since 1903 he represented the then newly created tenth district of his state there. In 1906, Allan McDermott declined to run again. He died in Jersey City on October 26, 1908.

Web links

• Allan Langdon McDermott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Allan Langdon McDermott in the database of Find a Grave (English)