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Patrick Joseph Boland (January 6, 1880 – May 18, 1942) was a United States representative for Pennsylvania 11th District.


Biography

Born in
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, to
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immigrants, he attended St. Thomas College (now the
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). He worked as a carpenter and general contractor. He was on the Scranton
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from 1905 to 1906, the Board of education from 1907 to 1909. He then served as
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of
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from 1915 to 1919. A Democrat, he was elected to the
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in
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, serving until his death in 1942. From 1935, he served as the
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. He was married twice, first to Sarah Jennings on November 24, 1908; after her death, he married Veronica Barrett on October 27, 1931. Barrett would serve out the rest of his term after he died. He was a member of the
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and of the
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. A
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, he was interred in the Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton.


See also

* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)


References


Democratic Whips — Office of the Clerk

''Times-Tribune'' story on Boland


External links

* American people of Irish descent Politicians from Scranton, Pennsylvania University of Scranton alumni Pennsylvania city council members 1880 births 1942 deaths School board members in Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub Lackawanna County Commissioners (Pennsylvania)