James H. Gildea

James H. Gildea (1937)

James Hilary Gildea (born October 21, 1890 in Coaldale , Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania , †  June 5, 1988 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1939 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Gildea attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade until 1905. From 1910 he worked in the newspaper industry. That year he founded the Coaldale Observer newspaper . Between 1930 and 1933 he was chairman of the Coaldale Relief Society and the Panther Valley Miners' Equalization Committee . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1934 congressional election , Gildea was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican George F. Brumm on January 3, 1935 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1939 . During this time, other New Deal laws were passed by the Roosevelt government. In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

In 1938, 1940 and 1950, James Gildea competed unsuccessfully for his stay in or his return to Congress. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he returned to the newspaper industry until 1972. From 1962 to 1965 he directed the Coaldale State Hospital . He also coached a football team. He retired in 1972, which he spent in Arlington, where he died on June 5, 1988 at the age of 97.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
George F. Brumm	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (13th constituency) January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939	Ivor D. Fenton