McCloskey presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, to February 10, 1930, when he was succeeded by Harry M. Wurzbach who successfully contested his election. Wurzbach had made allegations of gross fraud in Bexar County and when the House committee investigating that claim demanded to see the election records and to recount sundry ballots, McCloskey instead appeared before the committee and conceded stating that "I am satisfied that I was not elected and that Mr. Wurzbach was elected, and I am contending no further in this matter."[1] Vote totals were revised and instead of winning by 319 votes, he was found to have lost by 61 votes.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930. He resumed the practice of law. He served as judge of the corporation court of San Antonio, from January 1943 to July 1947. He practiced law until his death in San Antonio on July 21, 1950. He was interred in San Fernando Cemetery.
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^Cannon's Precedents Vol 6(PDF). p. 356. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
augustus, mccloskey, september, 1878, july, 1950, representative, from, texas, house, representatives, collection, circa, 1929member, house, representatives, from, texas, 14th, districtin, office, march, 1929, february, 1930preceded, byharry, wurzbachsucceeded. Augustus McCloskey September 23 1878 July 21 1950 was a U S Representative from Texas Augustus McCloskeyU S House of Representatives collection circa 1929Member of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 14th districtIn office March 4 1929 February 10 1930Preceded byHarry M WurzbachSucceeded byHarry M WurzbachPersonal detailsBorn 1878 09 23 September 23 1878San Antonio TexasDiedJuly 21 1950 1950 07 21 aged 71 San Antonio TexasPolitical partyDemocraticOccupationLawyer Born in San Antonio Texas McCloskey attended Atascosa Texas School St Joseph s Academy San Antonio and St Mary s College San Antonio He was employed as a stenographer 1903 1907 He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in San Antonio He served as judge of Bexar County from 1920 to 1928 and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Houston in 1928 McCloskey presented credentials as a Democratic Member elect to the Seventy first Congress and served from March 4 1929 to February 10 1930 when he was succeeded by Harry M Wurzbach who successfully contested his election Wurzbach had made allegations of gross fraud in Bexar County and when the House committee investigating that claim demanded to see the election records and to recount sundry ballots McCloskey instead appeared before the committee and conceded stating that I am satisfied that I was not elected and that Mr Wurzbach was elected and I am contending no further in this matter 1 Vote totals were revised and instead of winning by 319 votes he was found to have lost by 61 votes He was not a candidate for renomination in 1930 He resumed the practice of law He served as judge of the corporation court of San Antonio from January 1943 to July 1947 He practiced law until his death in San Antonio on July 21 1950 He was interred in San Fernando Cemetery References edit Cannon s Precedents Vol 6 PDF p 356 Retrieved 23 February 2021 Sources editUnited States Congress Augustus McCloskey id M000341 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byHarry M Wurzbach Member of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 14th congressional districtMarch 4 1929 February 10 1930 Succeeded byHarry M Wurzbach Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augustus McCloskey amp oldid 1174566588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
