John Michael Clancy
John M. Clancy | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Peter P. Mahoney |
Succeeded by | Denis M. Hurley |
Constituency | 4th district (1889–93) 2nd district (1893–95) |
Member of the New York State Assembly | |
In office 1878–1881 | |
Constituency | 1st Kings (1878–79) 4th Kings (1880–81) |
Personal details | |
Born | County Laois, Ireland | May 7, 1837
Died | July 25, 1903 Butte, Montana | (aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | real estate |
John Michael Clancy (May 7, 1837 – July 25, 1903) was an American businessman and politician who served three terms as a
Biography
Born in County Laois, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in New York City. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, engaged in the real-estate business, served as an alderman of the city of Brooklyn from 1868 to 1875, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1878, 1879 (both Kings Co., 1st D.), 1880 and 1881 (both Kings Co., 4th D.).
Tenure in Congress
Clancy was elected as a
Later career and death
He then resumed the real-estate business in New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress and died in
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "John Michael Clancy (id: C000410)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.