Paul Herbert Maloney (February 14, 1876 – March 26, 1967) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916. Later, he was a member of the

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representing the

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. He served seven terms as a

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from 1931 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1947.

Biography

Born in

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

, Maloney attended public school and private school in Pass Christian, Mississippi. He began employment as an office boy for a

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company and served in the

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from 1895 to 1898. By 1916, he was president of the drayage company while also engaging in a linen supply company, a trucking and storage company, and an automobile distributing company. Maloney entered politics in 1914 when he was elected a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He joined the New Orleans Levee Board in 1917 and served as president in 1919 and 1920, and was commissioner of public utilities from 1920 to 1925. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1924 through 1936. Maloney successfully challenged Representative

James Z. Spearing James Zacharie Spearing (April 23, 1864 – November 2, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, based in New Orleans. Born in Alto in Cherokee County, Texas, Spearing moved with his parents in 1866 t ...

for renomination to Congress in 1930 and was elected five times. In 1940, facing a spirited challenge from anti- Longite attorney

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, Maloney initially withdrew his bid for a sixth term, but reentered the race and subsequently lost to Boggs. He was nominated and confirmed to become collector of internal revenue for the New Orleans district, serving from December 16, 1940, to July 31, 1942. Maloney defeated Boggs for renomination in 1942 and was elected to two additional terms in Congress. He declined to seek reelection in 1946 and was again succeeded by Boggs. He resumed his business activities in the trucking and storage business.

Death

He died in New Orleans on March 26, 1967, and was interred at

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