William Laurence Tierney

William Laurence Tierney (born August 6, 1876 in Norwalk , Connecticut , †  April 13, 1958 in Greenwich , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Tierney attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1898 the Fordham University in New York City . After studying law at the New York Law School and being admitted to the bar in 1900, he began to practice his new profession in New York. In 1905 he moved to Denver ( Colorado ) and 1912 to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he also worked as a lawyer. Between 1912 and 1914 he also served as a judge in Greenwich.

Politically, Tierney was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1930 congressional election, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth constituency of Connecticut . There he took over on March 4, 1931, succeeding Republican Schuyler Merritt , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost to Merritt in the next elections in 1932, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1933 , which was determined by the consequences of the Great Depression.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Tierney worked as a lawyer in Greenwich and New York. Between 1934 and 1935 he was an advisor to the Home Owners' Loan Corporation . He was also active in the banking business. William Tierney died on April 13, 1958 in Greenwich and was buried there.

Web links

• William Laurence Tierney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Laurence Tierney in the database of Find a Grave (English)