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James Peter Glynn (November 12, 1867 – March 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Born in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants,[1] Glynn attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Winsted, Connecticut. Town clerk 1892-1902. He served as prosecuting attorney of the town court 1899-1902. Postmaster of Winsted 1902-1914.
Glynn was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1923). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-seventh Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
Glynn was elected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1925, until his death on a train near Washington, D.C., March 6, 1930. He was interred in the new St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- United States Congress. "James P. Glynn (id: G000246)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, retrieved March 21, 2018
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Kennedy | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th congressional district March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Succeeded by Patrick B. O'Sullivan |
| Preceded by Patrick B. O'Sullivan | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th congressional district March 4, 1925 – March 6, 1930 | Succeeded by Edward W. Goss |