John McSweeney (Ohio politician)
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John McSweeney | |
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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, 1939 Serving 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 December 19, 1890 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
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