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Lawrence James Flaherty (July 4, 1878 – June 13, 1926) was an American politician who served part of one term as a
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U.S. Representative
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from California
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from 1925 until his death in 1926.
Biography
Born in San Mateo, California
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, Flaherty moved with his parents to San Francisco
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in 1888. He attended public school and learned the trade of a cement mason.
Early political work
He was appointed a member of the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners by mayor P. H. McCarthy, serving from 1911 to 1915. He also served in theCalifornia State Senate
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from 1915 to 1923 and as president of the San Francisco Building Trades from 1921 to 1926.
He was appointed United States surveyor of customs for the port of San Francisco
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on November 1, 1921, and served until March 3, 1925, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Congress
Flaherty was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1925, until his death in New York City on June 13, 1926, aged 47.Internment
He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, nearSan Mateo, California
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.
Electoral history
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
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*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
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References
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1878 births 1926 deaths Republican Party California state senators Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California 20th-century members of the California State Legislature 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{California-Representative-stub