James P. Geelan

James Patrick Geelan (born August 11, 1901 in New Haven , Connecticut , † August 10, 1982 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1947 he represented the third constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Geelan attended the common schools and then to 1922, the St. Anthony's College in San Antonio ( Texas ). Between 1922 and 1941 he worked in the cigar business. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . He was elected to the Connecticut Senate in 1939, 1941, and 1943 ; from 1941 to 1943 he was employed in the administration of the New Haven City Court. In 1942, Geelan also served as Vice President of the New Haven Working Committee ( Central Labor Council ). From 1943 he worked in the insurance industry.

In the 1944 congressional election, Geelan was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third district of Connecticut . On January 3, 1945, he succeeded the Republican Ranulf Compton , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he, in turn, was defeated by Republican Ellsworth Foote in the 1946 elections, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1947 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Geelan resumed his previous work. In 1972 he retired. James Geelan died on August 10, 1982, on the eve of his 81st birthday, in New Haven.

Web links

• James P. Geelan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James P. Geelan in the database of Find a Grave (English)