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John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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* 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 Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
John Lynch was born in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1856, he moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He worked on a farm and in the coal 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 50th United States Congress, 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 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1910. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.Sources
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