Patrick McLane

Patrick McLane

Patrick McLane (born March 14, 1875 in County Mayo , Ireland , †  November 13, 1946 in Scranton , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1921 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1882, Patrick McLane and his parents came to Scranton, Pennsylvania from their Irish homeland. He attended the public schools in his new home and worked in the local coal mines for 13 years. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he served in the US Army . Then he worked as a train driver. Between 1904 and 1911 he was a member of the Scranton School Board. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1905 he was a delegate to their regional party convention in Pennsylvania; In 1914 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party.

In the 1918 congressional election , McLane was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 10th constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican John R. Farr on March 4, 1919 , whom he defeated in the election. Farr appealed against the outcome of the election. This was only complied with shortly before the end of the legislative period, on February 25, 1921. This meant that McLane had to resign his mandate to Farr about a week before the end of his term.

In 1922 and 1924, Patrick McLane competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Otherwise he worked again as a train driver. He died in Scranton on November 13, 1946.

Web links

• Patrick McLane in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Patrick McLane in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John R. Farr	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th Constituency) March 4, 1919 - February 25, 1921	John R. Farr