Denis O'Leary
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A Representative from New York, Denis O`Leary (January 22, 1863 – September 27, 1943) was born in Manhasset, Long Island, New York
. He attended and later taught in the public schools. He was graduated from the law school of New York University
in 1890. O`Leary was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York City
. He was assistant corporation counsel of New York City in 1905 and 1906 and commissioner of public works
of Queens Borough in 1911 and 1912. O`Leary was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1913, until December 31, 1914, when he resigned. He later serverd as district attorney of Queens County 1915-1921 and resumed the practice of law until 1929 when he retired. He died in Douglaston
, Queens County, N.Y., September 27, 1943.
Manhasset, New York
Manhasset is a hamlet and neighborhood in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 8,080....
. He attended and later taught in the public schools. He was graduated from the law school of New York University
New York University
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in 1890. O`Leary was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New York City
New York City
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. He was assistant corporation counsel of New York City in 1905 and 1906 and commissioner of public works
Public works
Public works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
of Queens Borough in 1911 and 1912. O`Leary was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1913, until December 31, 1914, when he resigned. He later serverd as district attorney of Queens County 1915-1921 and resumed the practice of law until 1929 when he retired. He died in Douglaston
Douglaston, Queens
Douglaston, population 14,168 , is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; Douglaston Park, located between...
, Queens County, N.Y., September 27, 1943.