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John J. Douglass | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Francis Tague |
| Succeeded by | John Patrick Higgins |
| Constituency | 10th district (1925–33) 11th district (1933–35) |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[2] | |
| In office June 6, 1917[1] – August 13, 1919[3] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District Ward 2 Boston[4] | |
| In office 1906–1906 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1913–1913 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Douglass (1873-02-09)February 9, 1873 East Boston,Massachusetts |
| Died | April 5, 1939(1939-04-05) (aged 66) West Roxbury,Massachusetts |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Cemetery,West Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Boston College Georgetown University |
John Joseph Douglass (February 9, 1873 – April 5, 1939) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts.
He was born inEast Boston,Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1873. Douglass graduated fromBoston College in 1893 and from the law department ofGeorgetown University,Washington, D.C., in 1896. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice inBoston.
Douglass was a member of theMassachusetts State House of Representatives in 1899, 1900, 1906, and again in 1913. Douglass was delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917 and 1918; author and playwright; delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in 1928 and 1932. Douglass was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935); chairman,House Committee on Education (Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses). Douglass was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934. Douglass resumed the practice of law; served as commissioner of penal institutions of Boston from 1935 until his death inWest Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1939.
Douglass is buried inSt. Joseph Cemetery. He was survived by two sons; Paul Joseph Douglass ofManhasset, NY and John Joseph Douglass ofNewark, DE.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by George H. Tinkham (redistricted) |
| Preceded by George H. Tinkham (redistricted) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1899–1900 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District Ward 2 Boston 1906–1906 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1913–1913 | Succeeded by |
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| Education (1883–1947) | ||
| Labor (1883–1947) | ||
| Education and Labor* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedEconomic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress andEducation and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses. | |
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