James H. Fay

James H. Fay

James Herbert Fay (born April 29, 1899 in New York City , † September 10, 1948 there ) was an American politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1939 and 1941 and between 1943 and 1945 .

Career

James Herbert Fay was born and raised in New York City about eight months after the end of the Spanish-American War . During this time he attended public schools and the De La Salle Institute . During the First World War he served as a private first class in the 69th  regiment of the 165th  infantry overseas and then retired from the army after October 11, 1919. During this time he was awarded the Purple Heart . He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1929 . Between 1929 and 1934 he served as the Deputy and Acting Commissioner of Hospitals in New York City. He was Chief Field Deputy in the United States Bureau of Internal Revenue from 1935 to 1938 .

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the 1938 congressional elections for the 76th Congress , Fay was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded John J. O'Connor on January 4, 1939 . In 1940 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after January 3, 1941 Congress of. He ran for the 78th Congress in 1942 . After a successful election, he succeeded William T. Pheiffer on January 4, 1943 . Since he refused to run again in 1944 , he resigned from Congress after January 3, 1945.

After his time in Congress, he went to New York City to do advertising and insurance until his death. He died there on September 10, 1948 and was then buried in the Pinelawn National Cemetery in Farmingdale .

Web links

• James H. Fay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James H. Fay in the database of Find a Grave (English)