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Daniel John Ronan (July 13, 1914 – August 13, 1969) was a
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ronan attended parochial schools. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1933, from
Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Cathol ...
in 1938, and took postgraduate work there from 1939 to 1941 and 1947 to 1948. During World War II, Ronan served in
U.S. Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
communications in the
China Burma India Theater China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the United States military designation during World War II for the China and Southeast Asian or India–Burma (IBT) theaters. Operational command of Allied forces (including U.S. forces) in the CBI was officia ...
from 1942 to 1945. He served as member of the state house of representatives from 1948 to 1952, and was an alderman in Chicago from 1951 to 1964. Ronan was appointed acting ward committeeman in 1959, elected in 1960, and reelected in 1964; he served as member of the Chicago Planning Commission from Ronan was elected as a
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to the 89th, 90th, and 91st Congresses, and served the sixth district from January 3, 1965, until his death a fatal heart attack at his mother's house in Chicago on and was interred in Queen of Heaven Mausoleum in Hillside, Ronan's successor,
George W. Collins George Washington Collins (March 5, 1925 – December 8, 1972) was an American politician. Collins was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Collins served from November 1970 until he was killed in a plane ...
, served only until December 1972, killed in the crash of
United Airlines Flight 553 United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled flight from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska, via Chicago Midway International Airport. On December 8, 1972, the Boeing 737-222 serving the flight, ''City of Lincoln'', registration cra ...
in Chicago.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: * List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List o ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronan, Daniel John 1914 births 1969 deaths Politicians from Chicago Loyola University Chicago alumni Chicago City Council members Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Military personnel from Illinois United States Army Air Forces soldiers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois 20th-century American politicians United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II