Thomas Aloysius Flaherty | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district |
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In office December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
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Preceded by | John Patrick Higgins |
Succeeded by | James Michael Curley |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District |
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In office 1935-1937 |
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Succeeded by | John Patrick Doherty |
Personal details | |
Born | December 21, 1898 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | April 27, 1965 (aged 66) Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Boston College High School, Northeastern University Law School |
Profession | Civil servant, real estate broker and appraiser |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1918 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Thomas Aloysius Flaherty (December 21, 1898 – April 27, 1965) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College High School and Northeastern University Law School.
He served as a private in the United States Army in 1918. Latter he took a job with the United States Veterans’ Administration at Boston. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1934. He then was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John P. Higgins; reelected to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses and served from December 14, 1937, to January 3, 1943; was not a candidate for renomination in 1942; served as transit commissioner of the city of Boston 1943-1945; chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities 1946-1953, serving as commissioner 1953-1955; chairman, Board of Review, Assessing Department, city of Boston, 1956–1960; real estate broker and appraiser; was a resident of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he died April 27, 1965; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts.