Patrick J. Carley

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Patrick J. Carley (born February 2, 1866 in County Roscommon , Ireland , † February 25, 1936 in Brooklyn , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1927 and 1935 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Patrick J. Carley was born in County Roscommon during the Victorian Age . The Carley family immigrated to the United States during his childhood. He attended public schools there. He then worked in construction, but also pursued banking business. He was also director of the Bay Ridge Memorial Hospital . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1926 congressional elections for the 70th Congress , Carley was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded William E. Cleary on March 4, 1927 . He was re-elected three times in a row. Since he on a run again in 1934 renounced, he left the after January 3, 1935 Congress of. As a Congressman, he chaired the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives ( 72nd and 73rd Congresses ).

After his time at the congress, he returned to the construction industry until his retirement. He died in Brooklyn on February 25, 1936 and was then buried in Calvary Cemetery , Queens . About three years later the Second World War broke out.

Web links

  • Patrick J. Carley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Carley, Patrick J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH County Roscommon , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1936
Place of death Brooklyn , New York