Sullivan was born in Sedalia and moved to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 13. He attended parochial schools in Sedalia and St. Louis and graduated from Saint Louis University in 1918. During World War I he enlisted in the Army and served as a private in the infantry. He received his J.D. degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1922 and began working in private practice. He also became active in state and local politics.
From 1936 to 1938 he served as associate city counselor in St. Louis and from 1938 to 1940 he served as secretary to Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann. In 1940 he was elected to Congress. He was defeated in a bid for re-election in 1942, but was again elected to Congress in 1944. He was again defeated in 1946, but made another come-back in 1948. In 1950 he was re-elected. He died January 29, 1951, of a cerebral hemorrhage[1] and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. In 1952 his widow Leonor Sullivan was elected to Congress and served until her retirement in 1976.
Memorial services held in the House of Representatives together with remarks presented in eulogy of John Berchmans Sullivan, late a representative from Missouri
john, sullivan, other, people, named, john, sullivan, john, sullivan, disambiguation, john, berchmans, sullivan, october, 1897, january, 1951, member, united, states, house, representatives, from, missouri, democrat, married, leonor, kretzer, sullivan, member,. For other people named John Sullivan see John Sullivan disambiguation John Berchmans Sullivan October 10 1897 January 29 1951 was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri He was a Democrat He was married to Leonor Kretzer Sullivan John B SullivanMember of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 11th districtIn office January 3 1949 January 29 1951Preceded byClaude I BakewellSucceeded byClaude I BakewellIn office January 3 1945 January 3 1947Preceded byLouis E MillerSucceeded byClaude I BakewellIn office January 3 1941 January 3 1943Preceded byThomas C Hennings Jr Succeeded byLouis E MillerPersonal detailsBornJohn Berchmans SullivanOctober 10 1897Sedalia Missouri U S DiedJanuary 29 1951 1951 01 29 aged 53 Bethesda Maryland U S Resting placeCalvary CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseLeonor Kretzer m 1941 wbr Alma materSaint Louis University BA JD ProfessionLawyer Sullivan was born in Sedalia and moved to St Louis Missouri at the age of 13 He attended parochial schools in Sedalia and St Louis and graduated from Saint Louis University in 1918 During World War I he enlisted in the Army and served as a private in the infantry He received his J D degree from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1922 and began working in private practice He also became active in state and local politics From 1936 to 1938 he served as associate city counselor in St Louis and from 1938 to 1940 he served as secretary to Mayor Bernard F Dickmann In 1940 he was elected to Congress He was defeated in a bid for re election in 1942 but was again elected to Congress in 1944 He was again defeated in 1946 but made another come back in 1948 In 1950 he was re elected He died January 29 1951 of a cerebral hemorrhage 1 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in St Louis In 1952 his widow Leonor Sullivan was elected to Congress and served until her retirement in 1976 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1950 99 References edit Rep Sullivan Dies at 53 Joplin News Herald Joplin Missouri Page 3 January 30 1951External links editOfficial Congressional Biography John B Sullivan at Find a Grave Memorial services held in the House of Representatives together with remarks presented in eulogy of John Berchmans Sullivan late a representative from Missouri U S House of Representatives Preceded byVacant Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 11th congressional district1941 1943 Succeeded byLouis E Miller Preceded byLouis E Miller Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 11th congressional district1945 1947 Succeeded byClaude I Bakewell Preceded byClaude I Bakewell Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 11th congressional district1949 1951 Succeeded byClaude I Bakewell nbsp This article about a Missouri politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John B Sullivan amp oldid 1208605335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
