Jeremiah Donovan

Jeremiah Donovan (1916)

Jeremiah Donovan (born October 18, 1857 in Ridgefield , Connecticut , †  April 22, 1935 in Norwalk , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jeremiah Donovan attended his home public schools and the Ridgefield Academy . In 1870 he moved to South Norwalk , where he traded alcoholic beverages until 1898. In this city he was temporarily also on the city council and deputy sheriff . Donovan became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1896 and 1916 he was a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions . He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1903 and 1904 ; from 1905 to 1909 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1912 congressional election, Donovan was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Connecticut . There he took over on March 4, 1913, succeeding Republican Ebenezer J. Hill , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost to Hill in the next election in 1914, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 . During this time, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution , which stipulated the direct election of US Senators , came into force.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Donovan was mayor of Norwalk from 1917 to 1921, replacing Carl Harstrom . After that, he retired. He died on April 22, 1935 in Norwalk and was buried there.

Web links

• Jeremiah Donovan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jeremiah Donovan in the database of Find a Grave (English)