James P. Glynn

James P. Glynn

James Peter Glynn (born November 12, 1867 in Winsted , Litchfield County , Connecticut , †  March 6, 1930 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1923 and again between 1925 and 1930 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Glynn attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1895, he began to practice in Winsted in his new profession. In this city he was also a town clerk between 1892 and 1902 . Between 1899 and 1902, Glynn also served as the prosecutor at the Winsted City Court; from 1902 to 1914 he was a postman in this city.

Glynn was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1914 congressional election he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the fifth constituency of Connecticut, where he succeeded Democrat William Kennedy on March 4, 1915 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1923 . During this time, the First World War , the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage and the prohibition law fell . From 1921, Glynn was chairman of the Post Office's Expenditure Control Committee.

In the 1922 election, Glynn was defeated by the Democrat Patrick B. O'Sullivan . Two years later, however, he was able to win back his previous mandate. With that he moved back into the House of Representatives on March 4, 1925. He stayed there after two re-elections until his death, on a train near Washington on March 6, 1930.

Web links

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

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