James Thomas McDermott (February 13, 1872 – February 7, 1938) of

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was a Democratic

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from

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, 1907–14, 1915–17. He was born and raised in

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, where he attended a Catholic High School. He later moved to

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. He was a telegraph operator there for about four years. In 1889 he moved to Chicago where he become a tobacco retailer.

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* * 1872 births 1938 deaths Politicians from Grand Rapids, Michigan Politicians from Chicago Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois {{Illinois-politician-stub