John W. Flannagan Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949 at-large: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Shaffer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Fugate |
| Chairman of theHouse Committee on Agriculture | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Hampton P. Fulmer |
| Succeeded by | Clifford R. Hope |
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| Born | John William Flannagan Jr. (1885-02-20)February 20, 1885 |
| Died | April 27, 1955(1955-04-27) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University |
| Profession | Attorney |
John William Flannagan Jr. (February 20, 1885 – April 27, 1955) was an Americanpolitician of theDemocratic Party. He representedVirginia in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949. TheJohn W Flannagan Dam is named after him.[1]
Flannagan born on a farm nearTrevilians, inLouisa County, Virginia. He earned a law degree fromWashington and Lee University in 1907 and was admitted to thebar the same year. He practiced law for several years, before becoming theCommonwealth's attorney forBuchanan County, Virginia in 1916 and 1917. After that, Flannagan continued the practice of law, but also engaged in banking from 1917 to 1930.
Flannagan was subsequently elected as aDemocrat to the72nd Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949).[2] He was the chairman ofCommittee on Agriculture (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses), and the congressional adviser to the first session of theFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at Quebec in 1945. Flannagan was not a candidate for renomination in 1948, and he resumed the practice of law inBristol, Virginia until his death there April 27, 1955. He is interred in Mountain View Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 9th congressional district 1931–1933 | Succeeded by District abolished Himself after district re-established in 1935 |
| Preceded by District re-established John S. Wise before district eliminated in 1885 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's at-large congressional seat 1933 – 1935 | Succeeded by District abolished |
| Preceded by District re-established Himself before district abolished in 1933 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 9th congressional district 1935–1949 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee 1945–1947 | Succeeded by |
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