John R. Clancy
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John Richard Clancy was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Syracuse, New York
, Clancy attended the public schools. He engaged in the manufacture of theatrical rigging in 1885, and later of hardware specialties. He served as vice president of the board of trustees of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University
, was member of the Central New York State Park Commission, and was an executive of several banks.
Clancy was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915).
An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress, he resumed his interests in manufacturing in Syracuse, New York
.
During the First World War he served on the Governor's committee of public safety, on the committee on armories of the State, and had charge of stampings and forgings for five central New York counties under the War Production Board.
He died in Syracuse, New York
, April 21, 1932, and was interred in St. Agnes Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, Clancy attended the public schools. He engaged in the manufacture of theatrical rigging in 1885, and later of hardware specialties. He served as vice president of the board of trustees of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University
History of the New York State College of Forestry
The New York State College of Forestry, the first professional school of forestry in North America, opened its doors at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, in the autumn of 1898. After just a few years of operation, it was defunded in 1903, by Governor Benjamin B. Odell, in response to public...
, was member of the Central New York State Park Commission, and was an executive of several banks.
Clancy was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915).
An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress, he resumed his interests in manufacturing in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
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During the First World War he served on the Governor's committee of public safety, on the committee on armories of the State, and had charge of stampings and forgings for five central New York counties under the War Production Board.
He died in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, April 21, 1932, and was interred in St. Agnes Cemetery.