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Joseph McLaughlin (June 9, 1867 – November 21, 1926) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Joseph McLaughlin was born inBurt, County Donegal,Ireland on June 9, 1867. He immigrated to theUnited States and settled inPhiladelphia in 1889. He was employed as a mechanic in theBaldwin Locomotive Works and became shop superintendent of his department.
McLaughlin was elected as a Republican to theSixty-fifth Congress. As a saloon keeper he voted against Prohibition while a member of the House.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1918. He was elected to theSixty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1922.
He died inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania on November 21, 1926. Interment inHoly Cross Cemetery,Yeadon, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's at-large congressional district 1921–1923 | Succeeded by |
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