John J. Eagan

John J. Eagan (1920)

John Joseph Eagan (born January 22, 1872 in Hoboken , New Jersey , †  June 13, 1956 in Paramus , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1921 and again from 1923 to 1925 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Eagan attended both public and private schools. In 1894 he founded commercial schools in various cities in New Jersey and New York City , of which he was the first director. He also became vice president of Merchants & Manufacturers' Trust Co. From 1896 to 1899, Eagan was a tax collector in the city of Union . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1912 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly created eleventh constituency of New Jersey , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1913. After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified. In 1920 Eagan was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco , where James M. Cox was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1920 elections, Eagan was defeated by Republican Archibald E. Olpp . After he had managed to return to Congress two years later, he was able to replace Olpp on March 4, 1923 and to spend another term in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1925. In 1924 he was not nominated for re-election by his party. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Eagan resumed his previous activities. From 1932 to 1940 he was a member of the Weehawken Education Committee ; between 1941 and 1955 he was also a tax collector there. He died on June 13, 1956 in Paramus.

Web links

• John J. Eagan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John J. Eagan in the database of Find a Grave (English)