James "Jim" Leo Nelligan (born February 14, 1929) is a former

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member of the

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from

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Biography

Nelligan was born in

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. He attended

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, graduating in 1946, and King's College in Wilkes-Barre, graduating in 1951. He served in the

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, and worked as an accountant. From 1951 to 1967 he was a staff member of the

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He also served on the staff for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations from 1967 to 1970. He was the director of the Finance and Grants Management Division of the

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from 1970 to 1973, and director of the Office of Property Management, Office of Federal Management Policy,

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from 1973 to 1975. He served as operations director for the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce from 1975 to 1979. He was elected in

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as a Republican to the

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but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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. After his term in Congress he became the Deputy Secretary of Revenue of the

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, from 1983 to 1985. In 1991, Nelligan ran for a seat on the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners, running on a ticket with incumbent commissioner James Phillips. While Phillips won reelection, Nelligan ultimately lost the election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelligan, James L. 1929 births Living people People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area Politicians from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Military personnel from Pennsylvania United States Army soldiers King's College (Pennsylvania) alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania