Patrick J. Carley
Patrick J. Carley (February 2, 1866 – February 25, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Life and career
P. J. Carley was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on February 2, 1866. He was educated in Ireland and immigrated to the United States when he was 17, settling in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] He became active in construction and real estate development, eventually owning and operating his own firm, P. J. Carley & Sons.[3][4] He was also involved in banking and several civic causes, including support of the Bay Ridge Memorial Hospital.[5][6]
In 1926 Carley was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress. He was reelected three times, and served from March 4, 1927 to January 3, 1935. From 1932 to 1933 he was Chairman of the House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives.[7]
Carley was not a candidate for renomination in 1934 and resumed his construction and other business interests.
Death and burial
Carley died in Brooklyn on February 25, 1936 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Record for Patrick J Carley, accessed January 20, 2013
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Record for Patrick J Carley, accessed January 20, 2013
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, P. J. Carley Starts Big Program for Bay Ridge Homes, May 1, 1921
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Congressman Carley Finds Bay Ridge Merchants Cheerful, November 20, 1932
- ↑ The Capitalist, New Savings Bank in Brooklyn, Volumes 40 to 42, May, 1909, page 87
- ↑ U.S. Government Printing Office, Official Congressional Directory, 1933, page 75
- ↑ New York Times, Carley Heads Elections Committee, February 17, 1932
- ↑ New York Times, Patrick J. Garley, Legislator, Dead, February 26, 1936
- ↑ New York Times, 1,800 at Carley Rites: Civic and Political Organizations Represented at Services, February 29, 1936
- ↑ New York Post, Patrick J. Carley Dies; Former Congressman, February 26, 1936
External resources
- Patrick J. Carley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Patrick J. Carley at Political Graveyard
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th congressional district 1927–1935 |
Succeeded by Richard J. Tonry |
- 1936 deaths
- 1866 births
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)
- American people of Irish descent
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- People from Brooklyn
- Politicians from County Roscommon
- New York Democrats
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
