John A. McMahon

John A. McMahon (February 19, 1833 – March 8, 1923) was a three-term United States representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another representative from Ohio.

Biography McMahon was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and graduated from St. Xavier College in 1849. He taught at Xavier for a year, and settled in Dayton, Ohio, in 1852. He studied law with his uncle, Vallandigham, and was admitted to the bar in 1854, forming a partnership with his uncle. In 1861 he formed a partnership with George W. Houk, which lasted 19 years. and was a losing candidate for the Senate in 1889.

Death and burial He died in Dayton and was buried in Woodland Cemetery.

Family McMahon was married January 23, 1861, to Mollie R. Sprigg, of Cumberland, Maryland.