James T. Igoe

James Thomas Igoe (born October 23, 1883 in Chicago , Illinois , †  December 2, 1971 in Evanston , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1927 and 1933 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Igoe attended Holden School , Bryant and Stratton College, and St. Ignatius College in his hometown of Chicago. From 1907 he worked there in printing and publishing. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1917 and 1923 he worked as a clerk for the city of Chicago. In 1920, 1928 and 1936 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the 1926 congressional election , Igoe was elected to the sixth constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican John J. Gorman on March 4, 1927 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . These had been shaped by the events of the Great Depression since autumn 1929 . In 1932 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

In 1931 James Igoe became head of a construction company. In 1939 and 1940 he headed the Illinois delegation for the Golden Gate International Exposition , the world's fair in San Francisco . From 1942 he also worked in the real estate industry. From 1955 to 1961 he was first director and later chairman of the board of the Mercantile National Bank of Chicago . He died on December 2, 1971 in Evanston.

Web links

• James T. Igoe in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James T. Igoe in the database of Find a Grave (English)