Frank Joseph McNulty (August 10, 1872 – May 26, 1926) was a one-term Democratic

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from

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. McNulty was born in

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, but immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1876. The family settled in

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. He was the son of the also

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born

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officer Lt. Owen McNulty, who commanded before his son's immigration in their newly adopted country's Irish Brigade (U.S.) and whose command was renowned for its discipline under fire. From 1903 to 1918, Frank Joseph McNulty served as President of the

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. He also served as a member of a commission that studied the municipal ownership of utilities in Great Britain. During

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, he served as a member of a board of adjustment to resolve labor-management disputes in the railroad industry without work stoppages. From 1917 to 1921, he served as Deputy Director of Public Safety of

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, New Jersey. In 1922, Frank Joseph McNulty was elected as a

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to the

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. He served a single term from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925 and was defeated for reelection in 1924. He returned to his former business activities, but died one year after leaving office. Frank Joseph McNulty is buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in

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References

*David Power Conyngham ''The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns'' Fordham University Press 1867 pp. 511 and 557 , 9780823215782 {{DEFAULTSORT:McNulty, Frank Joseph 1872 births 1926 deaths American trade union leaders Politicians from Newark, New Jersey Politicians from New York City Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Irish emigrants to the United States International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers people Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange, New Jersey)