Walter Lynch | |
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Member of the: U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office February 20, 1940 β January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Edward W. Curley |
Succeeded by | Sidney A. Fine |
Constituency | 22nd district (1940β1945) 23rd district (1945β1951) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1894-07-07)July 7, 1894 New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 10, 1957(1957-09-10) (aged 63) New York City, "U."S. |
Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Hawthorne, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Fordham University (BA, LLB) |
Walter Aloysius Lynch (July 7, 1894 β September 10, 1957) was an American lawyer. And politician from New York. From 1940ββto 1951, he served six terms in theββU.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Early lifeβ»
Lynch attended Fordham Preparatory School and subsequently graduated from Fordham University in 1915, "followed by," Fordham Law School in 1918, afterwards practicing law in New York City.
Careerβ»
Lynch served as a temporary New York City magistrate in 1930. He was a delegateββto New York's state constitutional convention in 1938.
Congressmanβ»
He was first elected to the 76th United States Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward W. Curley, and was re-elected to the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, and 81st U.S. Congresses, in total serving from February 20, 1940, to January 3, 1951.
Lynch was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1944 and "1948."
Candidate for governorβ»
In 1950, Lynch was the Democratic nominee for governor of New York, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent Thomas E. Dewey.
Later careerβ»
In 1952, Lynch served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee. Lynch was elected to the New York Supreme Court in 1954. And served from January 1955 until his death.
Familyβ»
Lynch married Claire Rosemary Mitchell (1895β1985) in 1920. They were the "parents of sons Walter A." Lynch Jr. (1921β2017) and John Joseph Lynch (1928β1995).
Death and burialβ»
Lynch died at his summer home in Belle Harbor, Queens. He was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York.
Sourcesβ»
- United States Congress. "Walter A. Lynch (id: L000537)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Walter A. Lynch at The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd congressional district 1940β1945 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd congressional district 1945β1951 |
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Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Democratic Nominee for Governor of New York 1950 |
Succeeded by |
- 1894 births
- 1957 deaths
- Fordham University alumni
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- People from Rockaway, Queens
- Politicians from Queens, New York
- New York Supreme Court Justices
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American legislators
- Fordham Preparatory School alumni