John J. Gorman

John J. Gorman

John Jerome Gorman (born June 2, 1883 in Minneapolis , Minnesota , †  February 24, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1927 he twice represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Gorman attended public schools and the Bryant and Stratton Business College in Chicago. From 1902 he worked for the Chicago Post Office, including as a postman. After studying law at Loyola University there and being admitted to the bar in 1914, he began practicing this profession in Chicago. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1920 he was a member of a convention to revise the Illinois Constitution.

In the 1920 congressional election , Gorman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of his state , where he succeeded James McAndrews on March 4, 1921 . Since he was not confirmed in 1922, he was initially only able to spend one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1923 . After that he practiced as a lawyer again. In the elections of 1924 he was re-elected to Congress in the Sixth District of Illinois, where he replaced James R. Buckley on March 4, 1925 , who had succeeded him two years earlier. Until March 3, 1927 he was able to complete another term in the House of Representatives. In 1928 he was not re-elected.

After the final end of his time in Congress, John Gorman worked again as a lawyer in Chicago, where he died on February 24, 1949.

Web links

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

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