Daniel J. Ronan

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Daniel J. Ronan (1969)

Daniel John Ronan (born July 13, 1914 in Chicago , Illinois , †  August 13, 1969 there ) was an American politician . From 1965 to 1969 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Ronan attended the public schools in his home country and then, until 1933, St. Ignatius High School . This was followed by several courses of study at Loyola University in Chicago until 1941 . During the Second World War Ronan served in the US Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 . He was deployed in Asia. After the war he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1948 to 1952 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . From 1951 to 1964 he was a member of the Chicago city council and from 1959 to 1964 he was also a member of his hometown planning committee.

In the 1964 congressional election , Ronan was elected to the sixth constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded the late Thomas J. O'Brien on January 3, 1965 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on August 13, 1969 . This time was determined by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement .

Web links

  • Daniel J. Ronan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ronan, Daniel J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ronan, Daniel John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH 13th August 1969
Place of death Chicago , Illinois