John Lynch (politician, 1825)

John Lynch

John Lynch (born February 18, 1825 in Portland , Maine , †  July 21, 1892 there ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1873 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Lynch attended public schools in his home country. In 1842 he graduated from Portland High School . He then worked in trade and later in the newspaper business. In 1862 he became the manager of the Portland Daily Press. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1862 and 1864 he was an MP in the Maine House of Representatives .

In 1864, Lynch was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . On March 4, 1865, he succeeded Lorenzo De Medici Sweat , whom he had defeated in the election. After three re-elections, Lynch was able to complete four consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1873 . This time was determined by the consequences of the civil war . At that time the 13th , 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution were discussed and passed. In March 1867, the state of Nebraska was admitted to the Union and represented in Congress. During his tenure in Congress, Lynch chaired the Department of Navy's Expenditure Control Committee from 1869 to 1871. From 1871 to 1873 he was also a member of the Ministry of Finance's Expenditure Control Committee.

After his tenure in the House of Representatives ended, Lynch stayed in Washington. There he founded the Washington Daily Union in 1877. He also made bricks and drainpipes. John Lynch died while visiting his hometown of Portland.

Web links

• John Lynch in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Lynch in the database of Find a Grave (English)