James Manahan

James Manahan
Manahan in 1914. Frontispiece of his 1933 autobiography, Trials of a Lawyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's General Ticket (Seat Ten) district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Personal details
Born(1866-03-12)March 12, 1866
Fillmore County, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1932(1932-01-08) (aged 65)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Law School
ProfessionAttorney

James Manahan (March 12, 1866 – January 8, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.

Manahan was born near Chatfield in Fillmore County, Minnesota to Irish immigrant parents.[1] He graduated from the Normal School of Winona, Minnesota in 1886. For two years, he worked as a school teacher in Graceville. He later attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, and eventually earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1889. Having been admitted to the bar the same year, he began practicing law in St. Paul, later relocating his practice to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1895. He moved back to Minneapolis in 1905, and practiced law there until 1912, when he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1914, and resumed his law practice. He became involved with the Nonpartisan League and served as a legal advisor.[2] He died in St. Paul in 1932.

References

  • United States Congress. "James Manahan (id: M000093)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch, retrieved March 15, 2018
  2. ^ Morlan, Robert Loren (1955). "Political prairie fire : the Nonpartisan League, 1915-1922". www.worldcat.org. p. 226. OCLC 230685. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
District created
U.S. Representative elected at-large to represent the whole state
1913 – 1915
Succeeded by
District eliminated

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