Allan L. McDermott
Allan L. McDermott | |
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.jpg) From the October 4, 1896, issue of The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th district | |
| In office December 3, 1900 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William Davis Daly |
| Succeeded by | James A. Hamill |
| Constituency | 7th district (1900–1903) 10th district (1013–1907) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Allan Langdon McDermott March 30, 1854 South Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 26, 1908 (aged 54) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
Allan Langdon McDermott (March 30, 1854 – October 26, 1908) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1900 to 1903, and the 10th district from 1903 to 1907.
Early life
[edit]McDermott was born in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 30, 1854, to a Scottish family.[1] He attended the local schools, and was trained as a printer.[2] He worked as a newspaper reporter for several years, and then began to study law with Leon Abbett.[3] He graduated from the law department of University of the City of New York (now New York University School of Law).[4] He was admitted to the bar in November 1877, and commenced practice in Jersey City, New Jersey.[5]
Career
[edit]McDermott was corporation attorney for Jersey City from 1879 to 1883.[6] He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1880 and 1881,[7] and served as a district court judge from 1883 to 1886.[8] He was the president of the Jersey City Board of Finance and Taxation from 1883 to 1886.[9] He was a member of the State Board of Taxation from 1884 to 1886, chairman of the New Jersey State Democratic Committee from 1885 to 1895, and a member of the commission to revise the constitution of New Jersey in 1894.[10] He was a candidate of the Democratic legislative caucus for United States Senator in 1895 and 1902.[11] He was a delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.[12] He was a member of the New Jersey Senate in 1899 and 1900.[13]
He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William D. Daly.[14] He was reelected to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses and served from December 3, 1900, to March 3, 1907. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.[15]
Death and burial
[edit]McDermott died in Jersey City on October 26, 1908,[16] and is buried in Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen, New Jersey.[17]
Family
[edit]McDermott was married to Margaret O'Neill. They were the parents of a son, Walter, and a daughter, actress Aline McDermott.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1905). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: J. L. Murphy Pub. Co. pp. 289–290.
- ^ "Obituary, Mr. Allan Langdon M'Dermott". The New Jersey Law Journal. Plainfield, NJ: New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company: 350. 1908.
- ^ The New Jersey Law Journal
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
- ^ "Allan McDermott to Quit". New York Times. New York, NY. January 26, 1906. p. 1.
- ^ The New Jersey Law Journal
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.
- ^ The New Jersey Law Journal
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Allan L. McDermott (id: M000403)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1854 births
- 1908 deaths
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- New Jersey lawyers
- Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
- New York University School of Law alumni
- Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century New Jersey politicians
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century New Jersey politicians
- American people of Scottish descent