Daniel F. Minahan

Daniel F. Minahan

Daniel Francis Minahan (born August 8, 1877 in Springfield , Ohio , †  April 29, 1947 in East Orange , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1925 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Daniel Minahan attended Stevens Institute Preparatory School and then Seton Hall College in South Orange . After that he was managing director of his father's company, a building contractor. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1914 and 1919, Minahan was mayor of the city of Orange .

In the 1918 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Richard W. Parker on March 4, 1919 . Since he was defeated by his predecessor Parker in 1920, he was only able to serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1921 . During this time, with the 19th amendment to the constitution, women's suffrage was introduced nationwide. In the elections of 1922 Minahan was re-elected to Congress in the ninth district of his state, where he replaced Parker on March 4, 1923. Until March 3, 1925 he was able to spend another term in the US House of Representatives.

In 1924 and 1930 he applied unsuccessfully to remain in or return to Congress. In June 1928 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Houston , where Al Smith was nominated as a presidential candidate. At that time, Minahan's main occupation was land development. He died in East Orange on April 29, 1947.

Web links

• Daniel F. Minahan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel F. Minahan in the database of Find a Grave (English)