People Delaney, James J.

James J. Delaney

James Joseph Delaney (March 19, 1901 – May 24, 1987) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the Democratic Party and served 16 terms in the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1978. Delaney was born in New York City on March 19, 1901. He attended public school in Long Island City, Queens. In 1931, he graduated from the law department of St. John's College in Brooklyn with a LL.B. and was admitted to the bar in 1933. He worked as an assistant district attorney of Queens County from 1936 until his election in 1944. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1901, New York City
Died: 1987, Tenafly

Alternate Names: James Delaney
Occupation(s): politician, lawyer, assistant district attorney

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Record