James C. McLaughlin

James C. McLaughlin (1910)

James Campbell McLaughlin (born January 26, 1858 in Beardstown , Cass County , Illinois , †  November 29, 1932 in Marion , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1932 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1864, James McLaughlin and his parents came to Muskegon, Michigan, where he attended public schools. He then studied until 1879 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor literature. After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission as a lawyer in 1883, he began to work in Muskegon in his new profession. Between 1887 and 1901, McLaughlin was a prosecutor in Muskegon County . From 1901 to 1906 he was a member of the Michigan State Tax Commission ( Board of State Tax Commissioners ).

Politically, McLaughlin was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1906 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Roswell P. Bishop on March 4, 1907 . After twelve re-elections, he was able to complete almost 13 terms in Congress until his death on November 29, 1932 . The First World War fell during this time . In addition, between 1913 and 1920 the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were discussed and passed in Congress.

In the 1932 congressional election, McLaughlin was defeated by Democrat Harry W. Musselwhite . His time as Congressman would have ended on March 3, 1933. However, he died just a few weeks after the elections, on November 29, 1932, in Marion (Virginia) when he was on his way to the federal capital. His seat remained vacant until Musselwhite took office on March 4, 1933.

Web links

• James C. McLaughlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James C. McLaughlin in the database of Find a Grave (English)