George F. O'Shaunessy | |
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 George F. O'Shaunessy | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | William Paine Sheffield, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Clark Burdick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Francis O'Shaunessy (1868-05-01)May 1, 1868 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | November 28, 1934(1934-11-28) (aged 66) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Columbia College Law School |
George Francis O'Shaunessy (May 1, 1868 – November 28, 1934) was an American politician. He was born in 1868 inGalway, Ireland and immigrated to New York in 1872. After attendingColumbia College Law School, he was admitted to the bar ofNew York in 1889. He served asdeputy attorney general of New York in 1904 and 1905 and as assistantcorporation counsel of New York City in 1906.
He moved toRhode Island in 1907 and was elected as aDemocrat to Congress representingRhode Island's 1st Congressional District in 1910. He remained a Representative until 1919, having declined to run in 1918 in order to seek (unsuccessfully) election as a U.S. Senator.
O'Shaunessy then was appointed by PresidentWoodrow Wilson collector of internal revenue for the district of Rhode Island. He served in that position until Wilson left office in 1921, when he returned to the practice of law.
He died in Providence in 1934. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery inPawtucket, Rhode Island.
| Party political offices | ||
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| First | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromRhode Island (Class 2) 1918 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's 1st congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | Succeeded by |
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