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James O'Donnell | |
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.jpg) Port Huron Daily Times (Port Huron, MI), October 2, 1896 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Edward S. Lacey |
| Succeeded by | Julius C. Burrows |
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| Born | (1840-03-25)March 25, 1840 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S |
| Died | March 17, 1915(1915-03-17) (aged 74) Jackson, Michigan, U.S |
| Resting place | Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan 42°14′14.885″N84°24′40.234″W / 42.23746806°N 84.41117611°W /42.23746806; -84.41117611 |
| Political party | Republican |
James O’Donnell (March 25, 1840 – March 17, 1915) was a politician from theU.S. State ofMichigan.
O’Donnell was born inNorwalk, Connecticut, and moved toJackson, Michigan, with his parents in 1848. He pursued preparatory studies and learned the printing trade. During theCivil War, he enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and served two years. He served as recorder of the city of Jackson from 1863 to 1866 and established theJackson Daily Citizen in 1865. He was a Presidential elector in 1872 and served as mayor of Jackson in 1876 and 1877. He was appointed in 1878 aide-de-camp on the staff ofGovernorCharles Croswell, with the rank of colonel.
O’Donnell was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district to the49th United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1893. He served as chairman of theCommittee on Education during the51st Congress. In 1892, he ran inMichigan's 2nd congressional district, losing toDemocratJames S. Gorman.
O’Donnell returned to Jackson and devoted his time to the publication of theJackson Daily Citizen, and retired in 1910. He was considered the father of the beet-sugar industry of Michigan. He died in Jackson at age 74 and was interred there in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan 1885 – 1893 | Succeeded by |
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| Education (1883–1947) | ||
| Labor (1883–1947) | ||
| Education and Labor* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedEconomic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress andEducation and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses. | |
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