William S. McNary

Failed congressional runs In 1892, McNary secured the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, centered on the heavily Irish Catholic industrial neighborhoods of South Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester.

The district was one of the most Democratic in the overwhelmingly Republican state. However, State Senator Michael McEttrick, running as an independent Democrat, won the race in a three-way contest against McNary and Republican Harrison Atwood.

Return to state politics In 1898, McNary was elected secretary of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. With the nomination secure, McNary won an easy victory over Republican William W. Towle by a plurality of 6,195 votes.

In 1904, McNary defeated Republican nominee J. B. Crawford by 6,471 votes.

Later career After retiring from Congress, McNary continued his business pursuits in Boston, Massachusetts. He formed The Drake and Hershey Company, a company that dealt in furniture.

Death and burial McNary died in Boston on June 26, 1930, and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.