Daniel J. McGillicuddy (August 27, 1859 – July 30, 1936) was a
United States representative
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from
Maine
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.
Biography
McGillicuddy was born in
Lewiston on August 27, 1859, to John and Ellen McGillicuddy, both
Irish immigrants. He attended the common schools and then
Bates College
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in Lewiston from 1877 to 1880.
[
] He graduated from
Bowdoin College
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in 1881. He studied law, was admitted to the
bar
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in 1883 and commenced practice in Lewiston.
He was elected a member of the
Maine House of Representatives
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, was elected
Mayor
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of Lewiston, and was a delegate at large from Maine to the
Democratic National Convention
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s in
1892
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Events
January
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins processing imm ...
,
1904
Events
January
* January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''.
* January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
* ...
,
1912
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, and
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress and in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He was elected as a
Democrat
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to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress and for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He was a member of the
Democratic National Committee
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from 1917 to 1932. He continued the practice of law in Lewiston until his death in that city on July 30, 1936. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.
McGillicuddy was the last representative from Maine's second congressional district to lose re-election until Republican
Bruce Poliquin
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lost re-election to Democrat
Jared Golden
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in
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
.
See also
*
First McGillicuddy Block
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*
List of mayors of Lewiston, Maine
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Lewiston, Maine, United States.
* Jacob B. Ham, 1863-1864
* William P. Frye, 1865-1866
* George H. Pillsbury, 1867
* Isaac N. Parker, 1868-1869
* William H. Stevens, 1870
* Alonzo Garcelo ...
References
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1859 births
1936 deaths
19th-century mayors of places in Maine
20th-century mayors of places in Maine
American people of Irish descent
Bowdoin College alumni
Maine lawyers
Bates College alumni
Mayors of Lewiston, Maine
Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the Maine Legislature
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