Thomas A. Flaherty
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Thomas Aloysius Flaherty | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
In office December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | John Patrick Higgins |
Succeeded by | James Michael Curley |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District[1] | |
In office 1935-1937[2] | |
Succeeded by | John Patrick Doherty[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | December 21, 1898 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | April 27, 1965 (aged 66) Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Northeastern University |
Profession | Civil servant, real estate broker and appraiser |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1918 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Thomas Aloysius Flaherty (December 21, 1898 – April 27, 1965) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College High School[4] and Northeastern University Law School.
He served as a private in the United States Army in 1918. Latter he took a job with the United States Veterans' Administration at Boston. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1934. He then was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John P. Higgins; reelected to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses and served from December 14, 1937, to January 3, 1943; was not a candidate for renomination in 1942; served as transit commissioner of the city of Boston 1943-1945; chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities 1946-1953, serving as commissioner 1953-1955; chairman, Board of Review, Assessing Department, city of Boston, 1956–1960; real estate broker and appraiser; was a resident of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he died April 27, 1965; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts.
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas A. Flaherty (id: F000183)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Notes
- ^ Howard, Richard T. (1935), Public officials of Massachusetts (1935-1936), Boston, MA,: Boston Review, p. Page 160.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^ Howard, Richard T. (1939), Public officials of Massachusetts (1939-1940), Boston, MA,: Boston Review, p. Page 9.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^ Howard, Richard T. (1937), Public officials of Massachusetts (1937-1938), Boston, MA,: Boston Review, p. 148.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^ a b Romig, Walter (1946), The American Catholic who's who, Volume 7 (1946-1947), Grosse Pointe, MI: Walter Romig, p. Page 143.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John P. Higgins |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Succeeded by James Michael Curley |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by John Patrick Doherty |
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