PH Moynihan

Patrick Henry "PH" Moynihan (born September 25, 1869 in Chicago , Illinois , †  May 20, 1946 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

PH Moynihan attended his homeland public schools including St. Patrick's High School . After that he worked in printing and publishing. He also got into the coal business. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1901 and 1909 he was a member of the Chicago City Council; From 1921 to 1929 he was a member of the State Trade Commission of Illinois, which he chaired from 1928.

In the 1932 congressional elections , Moynihan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Morton D. Hull on March 4, 1933 . Since he was not confirmed in 1934, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1935 . During this time, the first New Deal laws of the federal government were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt , which Moynihan's party was rather hostile to.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Moynihan resumed his previous activities. In 1936 and 1940 he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He died in Chicago on May 20, 1946.

Web links

• PH Moynihan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• PH Moynihan in the database of Find a Grave (English)