James H. MacLafferty

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James H. MacLafferty (1925)

James Henry MacLafferty (born February 27, 1871 in San Diego , California , †  June 9, 1937 in Oakland , California) was an American politician . Between 1922 and 1925 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1874, James MacLafferty came to Oakland with his parents; In 1880 the family moved to Oregon , where they lived in Eugene and then in Astoria until 1883 . In 1884 they moved to Tacoma , Washington state . James attended the public schools in his respective homeland. In Tacoma and from 1889 in Seattle he worked in the wood industry. In 1899 he moved to Chicago , Illinois , where he worked in the paper trade. From 1900 he was back in Oakland. There he continued to work in the paper trade. He was also a traveling dealer at the time.

Politically, MacLafferty was a member of the Republican Party . After the suicide of Congressman John A. Elston , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , when he was due for the by-election for the sixth seat of California , where he took up his new mandate on November 7, 1922. Since he was not confirmed in 1924, he could only remain in Congress until March 3, 1925 . Between 1925 and 1927 he was a department head in the US Department of Commerce ( Assistant to Secretary of Commerce ). He then resumed his previous activities. He was also vice president of the Pacific American Steamship Association and the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast . He died in Oakland on June 9, 1937.

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SURNAME MacLafferty, James H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MacLafferty, James Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego , California
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1937
Place of death Oakland , California