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James Aloysius Byrne | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Hardie Scott |
| Succeeded by | Bill Green III |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1951–1952 | |
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| Born | (1906-06-22)June 22, 1906 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1980(1980-08-27) (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Aloysius Byrne (June 22, 1906 – August 27, 1980) was an American politician who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1953 to 1973.
Jim Byrne was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, to Katherine (née Foody) and James P. Byrne, all four of his grandparents wereIrish immigrants.[1][2] He attendedSt. Joseph's College in Philadelphia. He was engaged in business as amortician from 1937 to 1950. He was the county registrar for theBureau of Vital Statistics, 1934–1939. He served as chief deputyUnited States Marshal 1940–1943, and as United States marshal for eastern district ofPennsylvania from 1943 to 1945. He was the senior disbursing officer of thePennsylvania State Treasury from 1945 to 1950. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1936. He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1951 and 1952. He was elected in 1953 as a Democrat to the83rd and to the nine succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1972. Byrne and fellow congressman Bill Green III were put together by redistricting. Green won the primary.
He died on September 3, 1980, and was interred atHoly Sepulchre Cemetery inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.[3]
TheJames A. Byrne Courthouse in Philadelphia is named in his honor and the grand oak tree in the central courtyard at the University of Pennsylvania was renamed "Byrne's Oak".
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