Lawrence J. Flaherty
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Lawrence James Flaherty was a U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in San Mateo, California
, Flaherty moved with his parents to San Francisco in 1888.
He attended the public schools.
Learned the trade of cement mason.
He served as member of the board of police commissioners of San Francisco 1911-1915.
He served in the California State Senate
1915-1922.
He served as president of the San Francisco Building Trades 1921-1926.
He was appointed United States surveyor of customs for the port of San Francisco on November 1, 1921, and served until March 3, 1925, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Flaherty was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-ninth
Congress and served from March 4, 1925, until his death in New York City, June 13, 1926.
He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, near San Mateo, California
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Born in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, Flaherty moved with his parents to San Francisco in 1888.
He attended the public schools.
Learned the trade of cement mason.
He served as member of the board of police commissioners of San Francisco 1911-1915.
He served in the California State Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
1915-1922.
He served as president of the San Francisco Building Trades 1921-1926.
He was appointed United States surveyor of customs for the port of San Francisco on November 1, 1921, and served until March 3, 1925, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Flaherty was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth 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, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
Congress and served from March 4, 1925, until his death in New York City, June 13, 1926.
He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, near San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
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