About J. Burrwood Daly
Lived 1872 – 1939 (aged 67). J. Burrwood Daly was an American politician, lawyer and teacher.
John Burrwood Daly (February 13, 1872 – March 12, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician who was elected to three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939.
Biography Daly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants. He graduated from La Salle College High School in Philadelphia in 1890 and from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1896.
Early career He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and opened a private practice in Philadelphia. He served as assistant city solicitor from 1914 to 1922. He was a member of the faculty of La Salle College from 1923 to 1930.
Congress Daly was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, and Seventy-sixth Congresses and served until his death in Philadelphia at the age of 67.
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American congressman for Pennsylvania
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J. Burrwood Daly was born on 13 February 1872 in Philadelphia.
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J. Burrwood Daly died on 12 March 1939 in Philadelphia.
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J. Burrwood Daly was a politician, lawyer and teacher.
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J. Burrwood Daly was American.
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