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Joseph McLaughlin (June 9, 1867 – November 21, 1926) was a
Joseph McLaughlin (June 9, 1867 – November 21, 1926) was a Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Biography
Joseph McLaughlin was born in Burt,County Donegal
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, Ireland
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on June 9, 1867. He immigrated to the United States
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and settled in Philadelphia
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in 1889. He was employed as a mechanic in the Baldwin Locomotive Works and became shop superintendent of his department.
McLaughlin was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress. As a saloon keeper he voted against Prohibition while a member of the House.Cathal Coyle. 2016. The Little Book of Donegal. The History Press. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918. He was elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...
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He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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on November 21, 1926. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania
Yeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It borders the city of Philadelphia. The population was 11,443 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Yeadon is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.932862, -75.251540). It is bordered on the sou ...
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