John Lynch (Pennsylvania politician) explained

John Lynch
State:Pennsylvania
Predecessor:Joseph A. Scranton
Successor:Edwin S. Osborne
Term Start:March 4, 1887
Term End:March 4, 1889
Restingplace:St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Birth Date:1 November 1843
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, US
Death Place:Atlantic City, New Jersey, US

John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1889.

Biography

John Lynch was born in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1856, he moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

He worked on a farm and in the coal mines and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar November 1, 1868, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre.

Congress

Lynch was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888.

He resumed the practice of law in Wilkes-Barre, and served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1892 to 1910.

Death

He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1910. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.

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