Joseph T. Flynn (August 24, 1894 – November 26, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Flynn was born on August 24, 1894, in New York City, New York in Greenwich Village. Flynn studied at public and parochial schools, La Salle Academy,

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, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying military aeronautics in the latter school. In 1916, he served with the 69th Regiment at the Mexican border. In 1917, during World War I, he sailed for France. He was then sent to

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, resuming air training in a camp surpervised by future

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Fiorello La Guardia, at the time a captain. He then returned to France and was assigned to the 28th Squadron of the Second Pursuit Group. He saw service in the front. On Armistice Day, his plane was shot down near the American lines. He was rescued unharmed and informed the armistice was declared. He held the rank of First Lieutenant in the American Air Service, Flying Officer. In 1922, Flynn was elected to the

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as a Democrat, representing the New York County 10th District. He served in the Assembly in

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. He was in the Assembly with future Postmaster General

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. He lost re-election that year to Republican Phelps Phelps. In 1923, he was admitted to the bar. Two years later, he was appointed Assistant Corporation Counsel. He held the position until 1934, at which point he resumed his law practice. Flynn was a member of the

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. He had a wife and three daughters. Flynn died at home from a heart attack on November 26, 1935. He was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. La Guardia and James A. Farley attended the funeral.

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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Joseph T. 1894 births 1935 deaths People from Greenwich Village Lawyers from New York City Politicians from Manhattan Fordham University School of Law alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni New York National Guard personnel United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I 20th-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 20th-century American lawyers Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)