James Joyce (congressman)

James Joyce (July 2, 1870 – March 25, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

This article is about the Ohio congressman. For other people named James Joyce, see James Joyce (disambiguation).
James Joyce
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byBeman Gates Dawes
Succeeded byGeorge White
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Guernsey County district
In office
January 6, 1896 – December 31, 1899
Preceded byNathan H. Barber
Succeeded byWilliam L. Simpson
Personal details
Born(1870-07-02)July 2, 1870
Cumberland, Ohio
DiedMarch 25, 1931(1931-03-25) (aged 60)
Cambridge, Ohio
Resting placeNorthwood Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCincinnati Law School

Born in Cumberland, Ohio, Joyce attended the common schools. He taught school in Cumberland and Pleasant City, Ohio, and also studied law. He entered the Cincinnati Law School in 1891 and was graduated in 1892. He was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, 1892. Superintendent of the Senecaville (Ohio) High School 1893–1895. Began the active practice of law in Cambridge, Ohio, in 1895. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1896–1900. He served as delegate to the 1904 Republican National Convention.

Joyce was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Cambridge, Ohio. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1916. He died in Cambridge, Ohio, March 25, 1931. He was interred in the mausoleum in Northwood Cemetery.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "James Joyce (id: J000276)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • James Joyce at Find a Grave

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Beman G. Dawes		 U.S. Representative from Ohio's 15th Congressional District
1909-1911		 Succeeded by
George White
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