Born in Chicago, he attended parochial schools and St. Ignatius College (now known as Loyola University Chicago). He was employed as a secretary with the building departments of the city of Chicago in 1905, and graduated from Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908. He was admitted to the bar that year and commenced practice in Chicago, and was a member of the Illinois College of Law faculty from 1909 to 1912. He was superintendent of public service of Cook County, Illinois from 1910 to 1912 and was secretary of Webster College of Law in Chicago from 1912 to 1914. He was counsel for the Lincoln Park Commission in 1933 and 1934 and for the Chicago Park District, 1934 to 1936.
He was chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1936 to 1939. In 1939, Henry Horner rushed back to Illinois from Florida, to prevent political rival and acting Governor John Henry Stelle from appointing the late J. Hamilton Lewis's successor.[1] Slattery served from April 14, 1939, to November 21, 1940, when a duly elected successor qualified. Slattery was an unsuccessful candidate in the special election to fill the vacancy, and resumed the practice of law in Chicago. He died at his summer home at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.
james, slattery, american, politician, from, kansas, slattery, american, boxer, jimmy, slattery, james, michael, slattery, july, 1878, august, 1948, united, states, senator, from, illinois, united, states, senatorfrom, illinoisin, office, april, 1939, november. For the American politician from Kansas see Jim Slattery For the American boxer see Jimmy Slattery James Michael Slattery July 29 1878 August 28 1948 was a United States senator from Illinois James M SlatteryUnited States Senatorfrom IllinoisIn office April 14 1939 November 21 1940Appointed byHenry HornerPreceded byJames Hamilton LewisSucceeded byCharles W BrooksPersonal detailsBorn 1878 07 29 July 29 1878Chicago IllinoisDiedAugust 28 1948 1948 08 28 aged 70 Lake Geneva WisconsinPolitical partyDemocraticBorn in Chicago he attended parochial schools and St Ignatius College now known as Loyola University Chicago He was employed as a secretary with the building departments of the city of Chicago in 1905 and graduated from Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908 He was admitted to the bar that year and commenced practice in Chicago and was a member of the Illinois College of Law faculty from 1909 to 1912 He was superintendent of public service of Cook County Illinois from 1910 to 1912 and was secretary of Webster College of Law in Chicago from 1912 to 1914 He was counsel for the Lincoln Park Commission in 1933 and 1934 and for the Chicago Park District 1934 to 1936 He was chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1936 to 1939 In 1939 Henry Horner rushed back to Illinois from Florida to prevent political rival and acting Governor John Henry Stelle from appointing the late J Hamilton Lewis s successor 1 Slattery served from April 14 1939 to November 21 1940 when a duly elected successor qualified Slattery was an unsuccessful candidate in the special election to fill the vacancy and resumed the practice of law in Chicago He died at his summer home at Lake Geneva Wisconsin and was interred in Calvary Cemetery Evanston Illinois References edit Kenney David Hartley Robert E October 4 2012 The Heroic and the Notorious U S Senators from Illinois Carbondale Illinois Southern Illinois University Press pp 128 129 ISBN 9780809331093 Retrieved August 26 2022 External links editUnited States Congress James M Slattery id S000478 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Party political officesPreceded byJ Hamilton Lewis Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Illinois Class 2 1940 Succeeded byRaymond S McKeoughU S SenatePreceded byJ Hamilton Lewis U S senator from Illinois1939 1940 Succeeded byCharles W Brooks nbsp nbsp This article about an Illinois politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James M Slattery amp oldid 1122168644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
