Michael Francis Phelan

Michael Francis Phelan

Michael Francis Phelan (born October 22, 1875 in Lynn , Massachusetts , †  October 12, 1941 in Boston , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1921 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Michael Phelan attended his home public schools including the Lynn Classical High School . He then studied at Harvard University until 1897 . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission as a lawyer in 1900, he began to work in Lynn in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1905 to 1906 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts .

In the 1912 congressional election , Phelan was elected to the 7th constituency of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Ernest W. Roberts on March 4, 1913 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . Between 1917 and 1919 he headed the Committee on Banking and Currency Affairs. During his time as a congressman, the First World War fell among other things . In 1920 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Michael Phelan practiced as a lawyer in Lynn, Boston and Washington. In 1937 he became a member of the Merrimac Valley Sewage Commission . In the same year he was also appointed to the Massachusetts Labor Relations Board , which he served until his death on October 12, 1941.

Web links

• Michael Francis Phelan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Michael Francis Phelan in the database of Find a Grave (English)