| 词条 | James J. Heffernan |
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James Joseph Heffernan (November 8, 1888 – January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Representative from New York. BiographyJames Joseph Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 8, 1888.[1] He graduated from Bryant & Stratton College in 1906 and Pratt Institute in 1908, and became an architect.[2] He was a leader in Brooklyn's Democratic Party, and was a Delegate to several state and national conventions. Heffernan served as Brooklyn's Highway Commissioner from 1926 to 1933,[3] and was a Delegate to the 1938 state constitutional convention. In 1940 he was elected to Congress as a Democrat. He was reelected five times and served from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1953. He did not run for reelection in 1952 and resumed working as an architect. Heffernan died in Long Branch, New Jersey on January 27, 1967.[4] He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. His brother William J. Heffernan was also a political figure in Brooklyn.[5] References1. ^Georgina Pell Curtis, Benedict Elder, editors, [https://books.google.com/books?id=67MNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22heffernan+james+joseph%22+brooklyn&source=bl&ots=Q1fbf4Buik&sig=jqNlOl5TbQl8d5oag48J-ypkKaQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9jRHUu6iGsz_4AOz44H4Dg&ved=0CGgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22heffernan%20james%20joseph%22%20brooklyn&f=false The American Catholic Who's Who], Volume 14, 1961, page 198 2. ^Williams Press, [https://books.google.com/books?id=acgGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22james+j+heffernan%22+bryant+stratton&dq=%22james+j+heffernan%22+bryant+stratton&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NzJHUouBLaHc4APB2YHIAw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAA The New York Red Book], Volumes 56-59; Volume 63, 1947, page 785 3. ^Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, [https://books.google.com/books?id=7t8rAQAAMAAJ&q=%22heffernan+james+j%22+brooklyn&dq=%22heffernan+james+j%22+brooklyn&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WDZHUragN66z4APF0YDIBg&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA Brooklyn Register and Buyers' Guide], 1927, page 117 4. ^New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/1967/01/29/archives/exrep-james-j-heffernan-brooklyn-democrat-dies-at-78.html Ex-Rep. James J. Heffernan, Brooklyn Democrat, Dies at 78], January 29, 1967 5. ^New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/09/archives/w-j-hefferffl-brooklyn-leader-t-former-president-of-board-of.html W. J. Heffernan, Brooklyn Leader: Former President of Board of Elections, a Democrat, Dies; Headed Seventh A. D.], February 9, 1955 Sources{{CongBio|H000443}}
state=New York| district=5 | before=Marcellus H. Evans | after= James A. Roe | years=1941–1945 }}{{USRepSuccessionBox | state=New York| district=11 | before=Ellsworth B. Buck | after= Emanuel Celler | years=1945–1953 }}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Heffernan, James}} 10 : 1888 births|1967 deaths|People from Brooklyn|American people of Irish descent|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)|New York (state) Democrats|Pratt Institute alumni|Architects from New York City|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|20th-century American politicians |
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