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John McSweeney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Joseph H. Himes |
Succeeded by | Charles B. McClintock |
Constituency | 16th district |
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939Serving with Harold G. Mosier | |
Preceded by | Daniel S. Earhart Stephen M. Young |
Succeeded by | George H. Bender L. L. Marshall |
Constituency | At-large |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Henderson H. Carson |
Succeeded by | Frank T. Bow |
Constituency | 16th district |
Personal details | |
Born | John McSweeney (1890-12-19)December 19, 1890 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | December 13, 1969(1969-12-13) (aged 78) Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
Resting place | Wooster Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | College of Wooster |
John McSweeney (December 19, 1890 – December 13, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the 20th century.
Biography
Born in Wooster, Ohio, McSweeney attended the public schools and was graduated from Wooster University in 1912. He was employed in the engineering corps of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. in 1912 and 1913. He taught at Wooster High School 1913–1917. He served overseas during the First World War from May 10, 1917, to August 11, 1919, and was promoted to captain and aide-de-camp to General Farnsworth on August 16, 1918. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal and received the Croix de Guerre. He studied law at the Inns of Court, London, England|London]], England. He returned to the United States in 1919 and resumed teaching. He served as member of the Wooster City Council 1919–1921 and served as president. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice in Wooster.
Congress
McSweeney was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Wooster. State director of public welfare 1931–1935.
McSweeney was elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1940 and for election as Governor of Ohio in 1942. He served as a lieutenant colonel with the Military Government in Italy 1943–1946.
He resumed the practice of law.
McSweeney was elected to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress, for election in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress, and in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.
Death and burial
He resided in Wooster, Ohio, until his death there December 13, 1969. He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.
See also
Sources
- United States Congress. "John McSweeney (id: M000606)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Media related to John McSweeney (politician) at Wikimedia Commons
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byJoseph H. Himes | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1923–1929 |
Succeeded byCharles B. McClintock |
Preceded byDaniel S. Earhart | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's at-large congressional district 1937–1939 |
Succeeded byGeorge H. Bender |
Preceded byHenderson H. Carson | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1949–1951 |
Succeeded byFrank T. Bow |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded byA. Victor Donahey | Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Ohio (Class 1) 1940 |
Succeeded byHenry P. Webber |
Preceded byMartin L. Davey | Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Ohio 1942 |
Succeeded byFrank Lausche |
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district | ||
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 23rd, 24th, at-large, and the Northwest Territory's congressional districts | ||
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Ohio 23 |
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Ohio 24 |
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Ohio at-large |
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Northwest Territory at-large |
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- 1890 births
- 1969 deaths
- People from Wooster, Ohio
- College of Wooster alumni
- American military personnel of World War I
- American recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- United States Army officers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives