John Joseph Delaney (August 21, 1878 – November 18, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a

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from 1918 to 1919, and then from 1931 to 1948. He was elected to an 11th term in 1948 but died shortly after the election.

Early life and career

Delaney was born in

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, he attended St. Ann's Parochial School and St. James' Academy in Brooklyn and

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. He engaged in the diamond business in 1897, was graduated from the

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in 1914, was

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in 1915 and commenced practice in New York City.

First term in Congress

Delaney was elected as a

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to the Sixty-fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative John J. Fitzgerald, and held office from March 5, 1918, to March 3, 1919.

New York public official

He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1918 and resumed his former business pursuits. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1922 and 1924 and was deputy

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from 1924 to 1931.

Return to Congress

He was again elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives, this time to the Seventy-second Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Matthew V. O'Malley.

Death

Delaney was reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses, holding office from November 3, 1931, to November 18, 1948. He was reelected in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress but died on November 18, 1948, in Brooklyn. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

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