James M. Quigley

James M. Quigley

James Michael Quigley (born March 30, 1918 in Mount Carmel , Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  December 15, 2011 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1955 and 1961 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

James Quigley attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1939 Villanova College . After studying law at Dickinson Law School in Carlisle and being admitted to the bar in 1942, he began to work in this profession in Harrisburg . He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II . He was involved in the fighting for Okinawa and the Philippines . He then belonged to the American occupation forces in Korea and China . After returning home he practiced as a lawyer in Harrisburg again.

Politically, Quigley joined the Democratic Party . In 1950 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In the congressional elections of 1954 he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 19th  constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded Republican S. Walter Stauffer on January 3, 1955 , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost to Stauffer in 1956, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1957 .

After his first tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Quigley served for some time on the staff of US Senator Joseph S. Clark . In 1958, he was the assistant Attorney General in his home state. In the elections of 1958 in the 19th district of Pennsylvania for the third time the duel between James Quigley and Walter Stauffer. After his election victory, Quigley was able to take over the mandate on January 3, 1959 and exercise it until January 3, 1961. His two terms in Congress were shaped by the events of the Cold War and the civil rights movement . In 1960 James Quigley was defeated by Republican George Atlee Goodling .

Between 1961 and 1966 he was a member of the federal government under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson . He was Deputy Minister for Health, Education and Welfare. Between 1966 and 1968 he acted as federal commissioner against water pollution. From 1968 to 1986 Quigley was Vice President of the United States Plywood Champion Papers, Inc. He died on December 15, 2011 in Washington.

Web links

• James M. Quigley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James M. Quigley in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
S. Walter Stauffer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (19th constituency) January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1957	S. Walter Stauffer
S. Walter Stauffer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (19th constituency) January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1961	George Atlee Goodling