Patrick John Carley (February 2, 1866 – February 25, 1936) was an Irish-American businessman and politician who served four terms, from 1927 to 1935, as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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Life and career
P. J. Carley was born in 1866 in
County Roscommon
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,
Ireland
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(then a part of
the U.K.). He was educated in Ireland and immigrated to the United States when he was 17, settling in
Brooklyn, New York
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. He became active in construction and real estate development, eventually owning and operating his own firm, P. J. Carley & Sons. He was also involved in banking and several civic causes, including support of the Bay Ridge Memorial Hospital.
Tenure in Congress
In 1926 Carley was elected as a
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to the Seventieth Congress. He was reelected three times, and served from March 4, 1927, to January 3, 1935. From 1932 to 1933 he was
Chairman of the House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives.
Later career and death
Carley was not a candidate for renomination in 1934 and resumed his construction and other business interests.
Death and burial
Carley died in Brooklyn on February 25, 1936, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.
[New York Post]
Patrick J. Carley Dies; Former Congressman
February 26, 1936
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1936 deaths
1866 births
Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
Politicians from Brooklyn
Politicians from County Roscommon
Irish emigrants to the United States
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives