U.S. Congressman. Moving with his parents to Braddock Pennsylvania in 1880, he attended St. Thomas School, was employed as a newspaper reporter (1891-96) and became owner-publisher of the Braddock Pennsylvania Journal in 1896. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1933-35). In 1935, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses, serving until 1939. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the newspaper publishing business, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. Moving with his parents to Braddock Pennsylvania in 1880, he attended St. Thomas School, was employed as a newspaper reporter (1891-96) and became owner-publisher of the Braddock Pennsylvania Journal in 1896. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1933-35). In 1935, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses, serving until 1939. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the newspaper publishing business, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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