Jeremiah McGuire (1823 in Isle of Man – October 25, 1889 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.

He came to the United States in 1830. He worked for some time on a farm in Hector, Schuyler County, New York before he started to study the law with H. B. Jackson in Havana, Schuyler County, New York.

As a Democrat, he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1873 (Schuyler Co.); and in 1875 (Chemung Co.); and was elected Speaker in 1875. He ran for Congress in 1886, but was beaten by T. S. Flood.

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New York State Assembly Preceded byHarmon L. Gregory New York State Assembly Schuyler County 1873 Succeeded byJohn B. Hoag Preceded byEdmund Miller New York State Assembly Chemung County 1875 Succeeded byEdmund Miller Political offices Preceded byJames W. Husted Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1875 Succeeded byJames W. Husted


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