Allan Langdon McDermott (March 30, 1854 – October 26, 1908) was an American

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politician who represented from 1900 to 1903, and the from 1903 to 1907.

Early life

McDermott was born in

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, on March 30, 1854, to a Scottish family. He attended the local schools, and was trained as a printer. He worked as a newspaper reporter for several years, and then began to study law with

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. He graduated from the law department of University of the City of New York (now

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). He was admitted to the bar in November 1877, and commenced practice in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Career

McDermott was corporation attorney for Jersey City from 1879-1883. He was a member of the

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in 1880 and 1881, and served as a district court judge from 1883 to 1886. He was the president of the Jersey City Board of Finance and Taxation from 1883 to 1886. He was a member of the State Board of Taxation from 1884 to 1886, chairman of the New Jersey State Democratic Committee from 1885 to 1895, and a member of the commission to revise the constitution of New Jersey in 1894. He was a candidate of the Democratic legislative caucus for

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in 1895 and 1902. He was a delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in 1896. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate in 1899 and 1900. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William D. Daly. He was reelected to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses and served from December 3, 1900, to March 3, 1907. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.

Death and burial

McDermott died in Jersey City on October 26, 1908, and is buried in

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, New Jersey.

Family

McDermott was married to Margaret O'Neill. They were the parents of a son, Walter, and a daughter, actress Aline McDermott.
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