About John J. Feely
Lived 1875 – 1905 (aged 29). John J. Feely was an American politician and lawyer.
John Joseph Feely (August 1, 1875 – February 15, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born on a farm near Wilmington, Illinois, Feely attended the public schools. He was graduated from Niagara University in 1895 and from the law department of Yale University in 1897. He was admitted to the bar in Connecticut in 1897. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1898 and engaged in the practice of law.
Feely was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He practiced his profession until his death in Chicago at age 29, unmarried, from gastritis, and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He was a Catholic.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council's John Feely, councillor from Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is a distant relative.
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Who was John J. Feely?
American politician (1875–1905)
When was John J. Feely born?
John J. Feely was born on 1 August 1875 in Wilmington.
When did John J. Feely die?
John J. Feely died on 15 February 1905 in Chicago.
What was John J. Feely's occupation?
John J. Feely was a politician and lawyer.
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John J. Feely was American.
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