Walter Lynch | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office February 20, 1940 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Curley |
| Succeeded by | Sidney A. Fine |
| Constituency | 22nd district (1940–1945) 23rd district (1945–1951) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1894-07-07)July 7, 1894 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1957(1957-09-10) (aged 63) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Fordham University(BA,LLB) |
Walter Aloysius Lynch (July 7, 1894 – September 10, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York. From 1940 to 1951, he served six terms in theU.S. House of Representatives as aDemocrat.
Lynch attendedFordham Preparatory School and subsequently graduated fromFordham University in 1915, followed byFordham Law School in 1918, afterwards practicing law in New York City.
Lynch served as a temporary New York Citymagistrate in 1930. He was a delegate to New York's state constitutional convention in 1938.
He was first elected to the76th United States Congress in aspecial election to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofEdward W. Curley, and was re-elected to the77th,78th,79th,80th, and81st U.S. Congresses, in total serving from February 20, 1940, to January 3, 1951.
Lynch was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions of 1944 and 1948.
In1950, Lynch was the Democratic nominee forgovernor of New York, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbentThomas E. Dewey.
In 1952, Lynch served as chairman of theNew York State Democratic Committee. Lynch was elected to theNew York Supreme Court in 1954, and served from January 1955 until his death.
Lynch married Claire Rosemary Mitchell (1895–1985) in 1920. They were the parents of sons Walter A. Lynch Jr. (1921–2017) and John Joseph Lynch (1928–1995).
Lynch died at his summer home inBelle Harbor, Queens. He was buried atGate of Heaven Cemetery inHawthorne, New York.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 22nd congressional district 1940–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 23rd congressional district 1945–1951 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic Nominee for Governor of New York 1950 | Succeeded by |
