Andrew J. Hickey

Andrew J. Hickey

Andrew James Hickey (born August 27, 1872 in Albion , Orleans County , New York , †  August 20, 1942 in Buffalo , New York) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1931 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Hickey attended public schools in his home country. After completing a law degree at Buffalo Law School and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in La Porte (Indiana) in 1897 . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1918 congressional election , Hickey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Democrat Henry A. Barnhart on March 4, 1919 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1931 . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage . From the end of 1929 the work of the Congress was also determined by the events of the Great Depression.

In the 1930 elections Andrew Hickey lost to Democrat Samuel B. Pettengill . In 1932 the 13th Congressional District of Indiana was dissolved. In 1934 and 1936, Hickey competed unsuccessfully in other districts of his state for his return to the US House of Representatives. After serving in Congress, he returned to practice as a lawyer. Andrew Hickey died on August 20, 1942 while on a road trip in Buffalo; he was buried in La Porte.

Web links

• Andrew J. Hickey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew J. Hickey in the database of Find a Grave (English)