William Gallagher (politician)

William James Gallagher (May 13, 1875 August 13, 1946) was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools, and was graduated from North High School in 1894; engaged as an editorial employee and proofreader in Minneapolis, MN, in 1895 and 1896; moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1897 and continued his former pursuits with a labor journal until 1899; returned to Minneapolis, and engaged as a trucker and clerk in freight houses until 1919; employed as a street sweeper for Hennepin County 19191927 and for the city of Minneapolis, from 1927 until his retirement in 1942; was elected as a Democrat to the 79th congress, and served from January 3, 1945, until his death; had been renominated to the 80th congress in 1946; died in a hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, August 13, 1946; interment in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

William Gallagher
Frontispiece of 1949's William J. Gallagher, Late a Representative
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1945  August 13, 1946
Preceded byRichard Pillsbury Gale
Succeeded byGeorge MacKinnon
Personal details
Born
William James Gallagher

(1875-05-13)May 13, 1875
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedAugust 13, 1946(1946-08-13) (aged 71)
Rochester, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic
Occupationeditor, proofreader, street sweeper

See also

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

References

  • United States Congress. "William Gallagher (id: G000019)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • United States Congress (1949). William James Gallagher, Late a Representative. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Richard Pillsbury Gale
U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
1945 1946
Succeeded by
George MacKinnon
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