John Andrew Sullivan

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John Andrew Sullivan

John Andrew Sullivan (born May 10, 1868 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  May 31, 1927 in Scituate , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1907 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Sullivan attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at the Law School of Boston University and his admission as a lawyer in 1896, he began to work in this profession in Boston. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1900 and 1902 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate . In the congressional elections of 1902 Sullivan was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Samuel L. Powers , who moved to the twelfth district on March 4, 1903 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1907 . In 1906 he renounced another candidacy.

From 1907 to 1909, Sullivan was chairman of the Boston Finance Commission . He then headed their successor commission ( Permanent Finance Commission ) until 1914 . He then became a legal advisor to the City of Boston. In 1912 and 1913, he lectured on local government at Harvard University . From 1920 to 1925 he gave legal lectures at Boston University Law School . Otherwise he practiced as a lawyer again. John Sullivan died in Scituate on May 31, 1927.

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SURNAME Sullivan, John Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1927
Place of death Scituate , Massachusetts