Michael E. Driscoll

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Michael E. Driscoll (1903)

Michael Edward Driscoll (born February 9, 1851 in Syracuse , New York , † January 19, 1929 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1899 and 1913 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Michael Edward Driscoll was born in Onondaga County about three years after the end of the Mexican-American War . The family moved to Camillus in 1852 . He attended county schools and the Monro Collegiate Institute in Elbridge . In 1877 he graduated from Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). He studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1879, he began practicing in Syracuse that year. He was appointed one of five commissioners who drafted a uniform charter for the second-class cities in New York. In 1905 he was appointed Attorney by the State Superintendent of Insurance . In 1905 he also belonged to the group of the future President William Howard Taft , which visited the Philippines and the Asian countries. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . In 1906 he presided over the Republican State Convention .

In the 1898 congressional election for the 56th Congress , Driscoll was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded James J. Belden on March 4, 1899 . He was re-elected once. In 1902 he ran in the 29th constituency of New York for the 58th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Charles W. Gillet on March 4, 1903 . He was re-elected four times in a row. In his renewed candidacy in 1912 he was defeated and withdrew from the after March 3, 1913 Congress of. During his time in Congress he chaired the Committee on Elections No. 3 (58th to 61st Congress ).

After his time at Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer, traveled and gave lectures from his travels. He died on January 19, 1929 in Syracuse. His body was then interred in Oakwood Cemetery .

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SURNAME Driscoll, Michael E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Driscoll, Michael Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Syracuse , New York
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1929
Place of death Syracuse , New York