John Thomas Lenahan

John Thomas Lenahan (born November 15, 1852 in Jenkins , Luzerne County , Pennsylvania , †  April 28, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Lenahan first attended private schools and then studied at Villanova College until 1870 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his admission to the bar in 1873, he began to work in Wilkes-Barre in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the years 1892 and 1896 he took part as a delegate at the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the congressional elections of 1906 Lenahan was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Henry Wilbur Palmer on March 4, 1907 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1908, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1909 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Lenahan practiced law again. He died on April 28, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre, where he was buried.

Web links

• John Thomas Lenahan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Thomas Lenahan in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry Wilbur Palmer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1909	Henry Wilbur Palmer