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Philip Joseph Philbin | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Casey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Drinan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-05-29)May 29, 1898 |
| Died | June 14, 1972(1972-06-14) (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | .svg) United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Philip Joseph Philbin (May 29, 1898 – June 14, 1972) was aDemocraticU.S. Congressman fromMassachusetts. He was born inClinton, Massachusetts, where he attended the public and high schools. From 1917 until 1919, during the First World War, served as a seaman in theUnited States Navy. He then went on toHarvard University, was center on the Harvard Football Team that won the Rose Bowl game in 1919 against Oregon. He graduated in 1920 and fromColumbia University Law School,New York City, in 1924.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boston and later in Clinton, Ma. He also engaged in the realty and fuel businesses and in agricultural pursuits. From 1921 through 1940, he served as the secretary, campaign manager, and personal representative at intervals for SenatorDavid I. Walsh and from 1934 though 1936, served as special counsel for theUnited States Senate Committee on Education and Labor. He was a referee in theUnited States Department of Labor in 1936 and 1937, a member of the advisory board of the Massachusetts Unemployment Compensation Commission between 1937 and 1940, and in 1935 became chairman of the town of Clinton Finance Committee.
In 1942, as the Democratic nominee, Philbin was elected to the78th United States Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971). In his reelection campaign of 1970, he was unsuccessful in his primary, losing to the anti-war candidate, FatherRobert Drinan,SJ. At the very end of the91st United States Congress, he served as chairman of theCommittee on Armed Services, due to the death ofL. Mendel Rivers on December 28, 1970. He died at home on Philcrest Farms, in Bolton, Massachusetts. He is buried in St. John’s Cemetery,Lancaster, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1971 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by L. Mendel Rivers South Carolina | Chairman ofHouse Armed Services Committee 1970–1971 | Succeeded by F. Edward Hébert Louisiana |
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| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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