Gerald T. Flynn

Gerald Thomas Flynn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by Lawrence H. Smith
Succeeded by Henry C. Schadeberg
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
1950-1954
Personal details
Born October 7, 1910
Racine, Wisconsin
Died May 14, 1990(1990-05-14) (aged 79)
Racine, Wisconsin
Political party Democratic

Gerald Thomas Flynn (October 7, 1910 – May 14, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]

Born on a farm in Racine County, Wisconsin near Racine, Wisconsin, Flynn attended a rural grade school and Racine (Wisconsin) High School. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1933. He was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced the practice of law in Racine, Wisconsin. He served as delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. He served as member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1950 to 1954.

Flynn was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961). He represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress and for election in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He was a resident of Racine, Wisconsin, until his death there on May 14, 1990.

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1960,' Biographical Sketch of Gerald T. Smith, pg.12-13
  2. ↑ "Democrat Wins 1st District Congress Seat". Janesville Daily Gazette. November 5, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

Sources

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Lawrence H. Smith		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Schadeberg


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