James Peter Glynn (November 12, 1867 – March 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
James P. Glynn | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | |
Preceded by | William Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Patrick B. O'Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Winsted, Connecticut, U.S. | November 12, 1867
Died | March 6, 1930 Washington, D.C., U.S | (aged 62)
Political party | Republican |
Born in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants,[1] Glynn attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Winsted, Connecticut.Town clerk 1892-1902.He served as prosecuting attorney of the town court 1899-1902.Postmaster of Winsted 1902-1914.
Glynn was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923).He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-seventh Congress).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
Glynn was elected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1925, until his death on a train near Washington, D.C., March 6, 1930.He was interred in the new St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "James P. Glynn (id: G000246)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress