McLaughlin was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress. As a saloon keeper he voted against Prohibition while a member of the House.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918. He was elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922.
joseph, mclaughlin, pennsylvania, politician, this, article, about, representative, from, pennsylvania, court, appeals, judge, joseph, mclaughlin, joseph, mclaughlin, june, 1867, november, 1926, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, m. This article is about the U S Representative from Pennsylvania For the U S court of appeals judge see Joseph M McLaughlin Joseph McLaughlin June 9 1867 November 21 1926 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania McLaughlin circa 1915 Contents 1 Biography 2 Sources 3 External links 4 ReferencesBiography EditJoseph McLaughlin was born in Burt County Donegal Ireland on June 9 1867 He immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia in 1889 He was employed as a mechanic in the Baldwin Locomotive Works and became shop superintendent of his department McLaughlin was elected as a Republican to the Sixty fifth Congress As a saloon keeper he voted against Prohibition while a member of the House 1 He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 He was elected to the Sixty seventh Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922 He died in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on November 21 1926 Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery Yeadon Pennsylvania Sources EditUnited States Congress Joseph McLaughlin id M000540 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links EditJoseph McLaughlin at Find a GraveReferences Edit Cathal Coyle 2016 The Little Book of Donegal The History Press U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDaniel F Lafean Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s at large congressional district1917 1919 Succeeded byAnderson H WaltersPreceded byMahlon M Garland Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s at large congressional district1921 1923 Succeeded byGuy E Campbell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph McLaughlin Pennsylvania politician amp oldid 1131538048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
