James M. Slattery | |
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| United States Senator fromIllinois | |
| In office April 14, 1939 – November 21, 1940 | |
| Appointed by | Henry Horner |
| Preceded by | James Hamilton Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Brooks |
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| Born | (1878-07-29)July 29, 1878 |
| Died | August 28, 1948(1948-08-28) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Michael Slattery (July 29, 1878 – August 28, 1948) was aUnited States senator fromIllinois.
Born inChicago, he attendedparochial schools and St. Ignatius College (now known asLoyola University Chicago). He was employed as a secretary with thebuilding departments of the city of Chicago in 1905, and graduated fromIllinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908. He was admitted to thebar that year and commenced practice in Chicago, and was a member of the Illinois College of Law faculty from 1909 to 1912. He was superintendent of public service ofCook County, Illinois from 1910 to 1912 and was secretary ofWebster College of Law in Chicago from 1912 to 1914. He was counsel for theLincoln Park Commission in 1933 and 1934 and for the Chicago Park District, 1934 to 1936.
He was chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1936 to 1939. In 1939,Henry Horner rushed back to Illinois fromFlorida, to prevent political rival and acting GovernorJohn Henry Stelle from appointing the lateJ. Hamilton Lewis's successor.[1] Slattery served from April 14, 1939, to November 21, 1940, when a duly elected successor qualified. Slattery was an unsuccessful candidate inthe special election to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He died at his summer home atLake Geneva, Wisconsin and was interred in Calvary Cemetery,Evanston, Illinois.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromIllinois (Class 2) 1940 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator from Illinois 1939–1940 | Succeeded by |
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