Jim O'Hara | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Robert J. McIntosh |
| Succeeded by | David Bonior |
| Constituency | 7th district (1959–1965) 12th district (1965–1977) |
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| Born | James Grant O'Hara (1925-11-08)November 8, 1925 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1989(1989-03-13) (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA,LLB) |
James Grant O'Hara (November 8, 1925 – March 13, 1989) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state ofMichigan, serving asU.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.
O'Hara was born in Washington, D.C. He moved with his parents toMichigan in 1939 and graduated fromUniversity of Detroit High School in 1943. During theSecond World War, he served as an enlisted man in theUnited States Army with Company B, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment,U.S. 11th Airborne Division, seeing action in thePacific Theater of Operations.
After the war, O'Hara graduated from theUniversity of Michigan in 1954 and from the law department of the same university in 1955. He was admitted to the bar in 1955 and commenced the practice of law in Detroit andMacomb County. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in1960 and1968.
In 1958, he defeated incumbentRepublicanRobert J. McIntosh to be elected as aDemocrat to the86th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the eight succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1977. He representedMichigan's 7th congressional district from 1959 to 1965 and after redistricting due to the1960 census, he representedMichigan's 12th congressional district from 1965 to 1977. Both districts were part of theMetro Detroit area.
O'Hara was not a candidate for reelection in 1976, but instead chose to run for a seat in theUnited States Senate, afterPhilip Hart chose not to seek re-election. O'Hara lost in the Democratic primary election to Republican-turned-Democratic RepresentativeDonald W. Riegle Jr. of Flint, who went on to win in the general election. O'Hara resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He was a member, and later chairman, Federal Minimum Wage Study Commission, 1978–1981.
O'Hara was aRoman Catholic.[1] He was a resident ofHollin Hills nearAlexandria, Virginia, until his death at age 63 from lung cancer at theGeorge Washington University Medical Center in Washington. He is interred inArlington National Cemetery.[2][3]
The seven Catholics on the House Education and Labor Committee were Democrats Frank Thompson of New Jersey, Elmer Holland of Pennsylvania, John Dent of Pennsylvania, Roman Pucinski of Illinois, Dominick Daniels of New Jersey, Robert Giaimo of Connecticut and James O'Hara of Michigan.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 7th congressional district 1959–1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 12th congressional district 1965–1977 | Succeeded by |
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