Alexander John Resa (August 4, 1887 – July 4, 1964) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Resa attended the public schools of

, and St. Joseph's College,

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. He was graduated from the John Marshall Law School,

, in 1911. He was

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the same year and commenced practice in

. He was assistant

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of the city of Chicago, serving as head of the

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s division and public improvement division 1937-1944. He served as member of the faculty of the John Marshall Law School 1918-1942. Resa was elected as a

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to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He returned to practice of law and retired December 31, 1959. He died in

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, July 4, 1964. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Resa, Alexander John 1887 births 1964 deaths Politicians from Chicago Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Lawyers from Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois) 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives