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Byrne, James Aloysius, 1906-1980

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Personal name headingByrne, James Aloysius, 1906-1980
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Variant(s)Byrne, Mr. (James Aloysius), 1906-1980
LocatedWashington (D.C.)
Birth date19060622
Death date19800903
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathPhiladelphia (Pa.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
Profession or occupationUndertakers and undertaking
Legislators
Found inAuthorizing the conveyance by the Army of certain property in Philadelphia, Pa., 1959: p. 1 (Mr. Byrne of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Armed Services)
Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress online, viewed Mar. 9, 2015 (Byrne, James Aloysius, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. Philadelphia, Pa., June 22, 1906; attended the parochial school, St. Joseph's Preparatory School, public high school, and St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia; engaged in business as mortician 1937-1950; county registrar, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1934-1939; chief deputy United States marshal 1940-1943, and United States marshal for eastern district of Pennsylvania 1943-1945; senior disbursing officer of Pennsylvania State Treasury 1945-1950; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936; member State house of representatives in 1951 and 1952; elected as Democrat to 83rd and the nine succeeding Congresses (Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1973); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1972 to 93rd Congress; resident of Philadelphia, Pa., where he died September 3, 1980; interment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Wyndmoor, Pa.)