Martin L. Sweeney
Martin L. Sweeney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district | |
In office November 3, 1931 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Charles A. Mooney |
Succeeded by | Michael A. Feighan |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Leonard Sweeney April 15, 1885 Democratic |
Martin Leonard Sweeney, Sr. (April 15, 1885 – May 1, 1960), was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio and the father of Robert E. Sweeney.
Biography
Born in
From 1927 to 1931, Sweeney was national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.[2]
Sweeney was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles A. Mooney. He was re-elected to the Seventy-third and the four succeeding Congresses, serving from November 3, 1931, to January 3, 1943. Although Sweeney initially supported President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he later turned against Roosevelt and sided with anti-Semitic priest and social justice activist Charles Coughlin.[1] Sweeney's re-elections in 1934 and 1936 without support from the national Democratic Party led him to continue his independent congressional course in an increasing swing towards non-interventionist politics.
In September 1939, syndicated columnists
In the summer of 1940, a bill establishing a peacetime military draft, H.R. 10132, was introduced. Sweeney denounced the bill as an attempt to drag America into World War II on the side of Great Britain.
Sweeney was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1942 after being targeted for his stand against British Lend Lease and his alleged
He was unsuccessful for the Democratic nomination for
Family
His daughter was married to the son of
His first cousin was Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, (1894–1964) the prime suspect in the
References
- ^ a b c SWEENEY, MARTIN L. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Sullivan, J. C. (2012). "History of the AOH in Ohio". Ancient Order of Hibernians, in America (Ohio). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ January 14, 1941. Rep. Sweeney Loses Libel Suit over Column Which Called Him Anti-semite. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Persico, Joseph E. (2012). "The Day When We Almost Lost the Army". American Heritage. 62 (1).
Sources
- United States Congress. "Martin L. Sweeney (id: S001102)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Media related to Martin L. Sweeney at Wikimedia Commons
- Martin L. Sweeney at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress