James P. Glynn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | William Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Patrick B. O'Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1867 Winsted, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1930 (aged 62) Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
James Peter Glynn (November 12, 1867 – March 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Born in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants,[1] Glynn attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Winsted, Connecticut. Town clerk 1892-1902. He served as prosecuting attorney of the town court 1899-1902. Postmaster of Winsted 1902-1914.
Glynn was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-seventh Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
Glynn was elected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1925, until his death on a train near Washington, D.C., March 6, 1930. He was interred in the new St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.
