James V. Ganly
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James Vincent Ganly was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City
, Ganly attended the public schools and Packard Business College
.
He engaged in the oil, real estate, and automobile businesses.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1907.
He was the first county clerk of Bronx County 1914-1918.
Ganly was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh
Congress.
Ganly was elected to the Sixty-eighth
Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death in an automobile accident in New York City September 7, 1923, before the convening of Congress.
He was interred in St. Raymond's Cemetery, Borough of the Bronx, New York City.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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Born in New York City
New York City
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, Ganly attended the public schools and Packard Business College
Packard Business College
Packard's Business College or Packard Business College was a post-secondary business college in New York City which provided a concentrated one-year education in practical business subjects, such as arithmetic, bookkeeping, penmanship, and business correspondence...
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He engaged in the oil, real estate, and automobile businesses.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1907.
He was the first county clerk of Bronx County 1914-1918.
Ganly was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress.
Ganly was elected to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death in an automobile accident in New York City September 7, 1923, before the convening of Congress.
He was interred in St. Raymond's Cemetery, Borough of the Bronx, New York City.