Paul Maloney | |
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.jpg) Maloney in June 1940 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Hale Boggs |
| Succeeded by | Hale Boggs |
| In office March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | James Z. Spearing |
| Succeeded by | Hale Boggs |
| Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1914 – 1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Herbert Maloney (1876-02-14)February 14, 1876 |
| Died | March 26, 1967(1967-03-26) (aged 91) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Adeline LeCourt |
Paul Herbert Maloney (February 14, 1876 – March 26, 1967) was a member of theLouisiana House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916. Later, he was a member of theU.S. House of Representatives representing thestate ofLouisiana. He served seven terms as aDemocrat from 1931 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1947.
Born inNew Orleans, Maloney attended public school and private school inPass Christian, Mississippi. He began employment as an office boy for adrayage company and served in theLouisiana National Guard from 1895 to 1898. By 1916, he was president of the drayage company while also engaging in a linen supply company, a trucking and storage company, and an automobile distributing company.
Maloney entered politics in 1914 when he was elected a member of theLouisiana House of Representatives. He joined theNew Orleans Levee Board in 1917 and served as president in 1919 and 1920, and was commissioner of public utilities from 1920 to 1925. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1924 through 1936. Maloney successfully challenged RepresentativeJames Z. Spearing for renomination to Congress in 1930 and was elected five times. In 1940, facing a spirited challenge from anti-Longite attorneyHale Boggs, Maloney initially withdrew his bid for a sixth term, but reentered the race and subsequently lost to Boggs[1] in a controversial election which would later become the subject of the Supreme Court caseUnited States v. Classic.[2] He was nominated and confirmed to become collector of internal revenue for the New Orleans district, serving from December 16, 1940, to July 31, 1942.
Maloney defeated Boggs for renomination in 1942 and was elected to two additional terms in Congress. He declined to seek reelection in 1946 and was again succeeded by Boggs. He resumed his business activities in the trucking and storage business.
Maloney died in New Orleans on March 26, 1967, and was interred atMetairie Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 2nd congressional district 1931 – 1940 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 2nd congressional district 1943 – 1947 | Succeeded by |
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