Vincent M. Brennan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence J. McLeod |
| Succeeded by | Clarence J. McLeod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-04-22)April 22, 1890 Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1959(1959-02-04) (aged 68) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sepulchre Cemetery inSouthfield, Michigan |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Detroit College Harvard University University of Detroit |
Vincent Morrison Brennan (April 22, 1890 – February 4, 1959) was apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served one term in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923.
Brennan was born inMount Clemens, Michigan and moved with his parents toDetroit in 1895. He graduated from SS. Peter and Paul's Parochial School, then fromDetroit College in 1909, from the law department ofHarvard University in 1912, and from theUniversity of Detroit in 1914. He was admitted to thebar in 1912 and commenced practice in Detroit.
He was legal adviser to the Michigan State Labor Department in 1912 and 1913. He then served as assistant corporation counsel for the city of Detroit from 1915 to 1920.
He was a member of theMichigan State Senate from the2nd District in 1919 and 1920. He drafted the automobile traffic ordinance of Detroit, used as a model for many other cities.
He was also a Catholic and a member of theNational Lawyers Guild,Knights of Columbus, andDelta Theta Phi
Brennan was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives fromMichigan's 13th congressional district for the67th Congress, serving from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1922. Brennan introduced a bill in 1922, the first that proposed to allow radio coverage of U.S. House of Representatives proceedings. The bill failed, and the idea was not revived until the 1940s.
After leaving Congress, he was elected judge of the circuit court ofWayne County, for the term commencing in January 1924 and was reelected for six successive terms, serving until his resignation effective December 31, 1954.
He then practiced law until his death in Detroit. He is interred in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery inSouthfield, Michigan.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 13th Congressional District of Michigan 1921 – 1923 | Succeeded by |
