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Augustus McCloskey

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{{Infobox officeholder

| district = 14th
| state = Texas
| term = March 4, 1929 – February 10, 1930
| predecessor = Harry M. Wurzbach
| successor = Harry M. Wurzbach
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|09|23}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|07|21|1878|09|23}}
| death_place = San Antonio, Texas
| occupation = Lawyer, stenographer
}}

Augustus McCloskey (September 23, 1878 – July 21, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, McCloskey attended Atascosa (Texas) School, St. Joseph's Academy, San Antonio, Texas, and St. Mary's College, San Antonio, Texas. He was employed as a stenographer 1903–1907. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in San Antonio, Texas. He served as judge of Bexar County 1920–1928, and as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Houston, Texas, in 1928.

McCloskey presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, to February 10, 1930, when he was succeeded by Harry M. Wurzbach who successfully contested his election. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930. He resumed the practice of law. He served as judge of the corporation court of San Antonio, Texas, from January 1943 to July 1947. He practiced law until his death in San Antonio, Texas, July 21, 1950. He was interred in San Fernando Cemetery.

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| state = Texas
| district = 14
| before = Harry M. Wurzbach
| years = March 4, 1929 – February 10, 1930
| after = Harry M. Wurzbach
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