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John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the
The Political Graveyard
* 1843 births 1910 deaths Pennsylvania lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub
John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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 ...
from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
.
Biography
John Lynch was born inProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
. In 1856, he moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in th ...
. He attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary
, motto_translation = Truth, beauty, and goodness
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in Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite the city of Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s; it was incorporated as a borough in ...
. He worked on a farm and in the coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when dea ...
mines and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar November 1, 1868, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre.
Congress
Lynch was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888. He resumed the practice of law in Wilkes-Barre, and served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1892 to 1910.Death
He died inAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497.
, in 1910. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.
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The Political Graveyard
* 1843 births 1910 deaths Pennsylvania lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub