Peter J. Dooling

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Peter Joseph Dooling (born February 15, 1857 in New York City , † October 18, 1931 there ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1921 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Joseph Dooling was born and raised in New York City about four years before the outbreak of the Civil War . During this time he attended public schools. Then he went into real estate business. Between 1887 and 1889 he worked as a court officer on the Court of General Sessions . He served on the New York City Board of Aldermen in 1891 and 1892 . In 1893 he became Deputy Clerk at the Court of Special Sessions - a position he held until 1895. He was Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity between 1898 and 1901 . During this time he sat in the Aqueduct Commission in 1898 . He was a member of the New York Senate between 1903 and 1905 . He then worked as a clerk in the City and County of New York between 1906 and 1909 .

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the 1912 congressional elections for the 63rd Congress , Dooling was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Francis Burton Harrison on March 4, 1913 . He was re-elected twice in a row. In 1918 he ran in the 15th constituency of New York for the 66th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Thomas Francis Smith on March 4, 1919 . In 1920 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after March 3, 1921 Congress of. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department ( 65th Congress ).

He was New York County Sheriff in 1924 and Commissioner in the Department of Purchases of New York City in 1926 . Then he went back to real estate business. He died on October 18, 1931 in New York City and was then buried in Calvary Cemetery .

Web links

  • Peter J. Dooling in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Dooling, Peter J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dooling, Peter Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1931
Place of death New York City