John D. McWilliams

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John Dacher McWilliams (born July 23, 1891 in Norwich , Connecticut , †  March 30, 1975 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1945 he represented the second constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John McWilliams attended his home public schools and the Norwich Free Academy . He then studied at the Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania until 1910 . As a result, he was active in the construction sector in Norwich. During the First World War he was used as a soldier in the US Army in Europe from 1918 to 1919 . After his return he worked in the construction industry in Norwich again.

McWilliams was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1935 and 1942 he was a city councilor in Norwich. In the 1942 congressional elections, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second district of Connecticut . There he took over from William J. Fitzgerald on January 3, 1943 . But since he was defeated by Democrat Chase G. Woodhouse in the 1944 elections, he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1945 , which was determined by the events of World War II .

Between 1950 and 1960, John McWilliams worked for General Dynamics Corporation in Groton . He was then employed by the City of Norwich, where he died in 1975.

Web links

  • John D. McWilliams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME McWilliams, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McWilliams, John Dacher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwich , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1975
Place of death Norwich , Connecticut