John Michael Clancy

John Michael Clancy

John Michael Clancy (born May 7, 1837 in County Queens (now County Laois ), Ireland , † July 25, 1903 in Butte , Montana ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1895 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Michael Clancy was born a few weeks before the death of William IV , King of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover , in the former County of Queens. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City . He attended public schools in Brooklyn there and then went into real estate business. Between 1868 and 1875 he was Alderman in the then still independent city of Brooklyn. He was a member of the New York State Assembly between 1878 and 1881 .

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1888 , Clancy was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Peter P. Mahoney on March 4, 1889 . He was re-elected once. He then ran for a seat in Congress in New York's second constituency. After a successful election, he succeeded Alfred C. Chapin on March 4, 1883 . Since he on a run again in 1894 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1895 Congress of.

He then went back to New York City to go about his real estate business. His candidacy for a seat in Congress in 1896 was unsuccessful. He died on July 25, 1903 in Butte on his return journey from Yellowstone National Park . His body was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Web links

• John Michael Clancy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Michael Clancy in the database of Find a Grave (English)