Joseph Vincent Flynn (September 2, 1883 – February 6, 1940) of

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was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a member of the

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from

from 1915 to 1919. He was a

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Biography

Flynn was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 2, 1883. He attended public schools and the

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of Brooklyn. He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1904 and from the

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of St. Lawrence University in 1906; was

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in the latter year and commenced the practice of law in New York City.

Congress

Flynn was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth and

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es (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918. He resumed the practice of law in New York City. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1925 and 1927. He resided in Brooklyn, New York, until his death there February 6, 1940 at the age of 56. He is interred in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, New York.

References

External links

Joseph Vincent Flynn entry
at

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