Thomas L. Reilly
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Thomas Lawrence Reilly was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut
, Reilly attended the common schools and was graduated from the Connecticut State Normal School in 1876.
He served as assistant town clerk of New Britain in 1876.
He moved with his parents to Meriden, Connecticut
, in 1877.
He studied law for a year.
He was employed as a bookkeeper for several years.
He engaged as a newspaper correspondent until 1886.
He was one of the founders of the Meriden Journal in 1886 and became the city editor.
He served as member of the Meriden Board of Education 1896-1903.
He served as chairman of the town committee in 1900.
He served as mayor of Meriden 1906-1912.
Reilly was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second
and Sixty-third
Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He was employed in the Internal Revenue Service
in 1916 and 1917.
Reilly was elected sheriff of New Haven County in 1918.
He was reelected and served until his death in New Haven, Connecticut
, July 6, 1924.
He was interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Connecticut
.
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 Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....
, Reilly attended the common schools and was graduated from the Connecticut State Normal School in 1876.
He served as assistant town clerk of New Britain in 1876.
He moved with his parents to Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:...
, in 1877.
He studied law for a year.
He was employed as a bookkeeper for several years.
He engaged as a newspaper correspondent until 1886.
He was one of the founders of the Meriden Journal in 1886 and became the city editor.
He served as member of the Meriden Board of Education 1896-1903.
He served as chairman of the town committee in 1900.
He served as mayor of Meriden 1906-1912.
Reilly 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-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
and 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:...
Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915).
He was 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 was employed in the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
in 1916 and 1917.
Reilly was elected sheriff of New Haven County in 1918.
He was reelected and served until his death in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, July 6, 1924.
He was interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:...
.