Peter Joseph Dooling (February 15, 1857 – October 18, 1931) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York
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from 1913 to 1921.
Biography
Born in New York City, Dooling attended the public schools.
He engaged in the real-estate business.
He served as court officer in the court of general sessions in 1887–1889.
He served as member of the board of aldermen of New York City in 1891 and 1892.
Deputy clerk of the court of special sessions in 1893–1895.
He served as member of the aqueduct commission in 1898.
Deputy commissioner of the department of water supply, gas, and electricity in 1898–1901.
State legislature
He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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(16th D.) from 1903 to 1905, sitting in the
126th,
127th and
128th New York State Legislature
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Background
Under the pr ...
s. He was Clerk of New York County from 1906 to 1908.
Congress
Dooling was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
sixty-third and to the three succeeding congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921), and served as chairman of the committee on expenditures in the
Department of War (
sixty-fifth congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the
Sixty-seventh Congress.
Sheriff of New York County, New York
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in 1924.
Later career and death
He served as commissioner of the department of purchases of New York City in 1926.
Reengaged in the real-estate business.
He died in New York City October 18, 1931.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
References
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1857 births
1931 deaths
Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Sheriffs of New York County, New York
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
20th-century members of the New York State Legislature