Joseph P. Monaghan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMontana's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Evans |
| Succeeded by | Jerry J. O'Connell |
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| Born | (1906-03-26)March 26, 1906 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1985(1985-07-04) (aged 79) Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Mount St. Charles College Montana State University at Missoula |
Joseph Patrick Monaghan (March 26, 1906 – July 4, 1985) ofButte, Montana was aU.S. representative fromMontana from 1933 to 1937. He was aDemocrat. In 1936 he decided not to run for reelection and instead challenged Democratic incumbent United States senatorJames E. Murray in the Democratic primary. When Murray won, Monaghan ran in the general election as an independent. Murray soundly defeated Monaghan and RepublicanT.O. Larsen. Murray received 55% of the vote, Larsen 27% of the vote and Monaghan 18%. At the age of 30, Monaghan's political career came to an end. He returned to his law practice, and returned to politics only briefly in 1964 when he ran for the Democratic nomination unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Montana, against Senate Majority leaderMike Mansfield.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMontana's 1st congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Succeeded by |
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