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James Nelligan
James Nelligan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 11th district
	In office; January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Ray Musto
Succeeded by	Frank Harrison
Personal details
Born	James Leo Nelligan; February 14, 1929 (age 95); Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jean Kessler (died 2014)
Alma mater	King's College
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army

James Leo Nelligan (born February 14, 1929) is an American retired politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party, he served as member of the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1981 to 1983. In 1991, he was a candidate for the Board of Commissioners of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Biography

Nelligan was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended James M. Coughlin High School, graduating in 1946, and King's College in Wilkes-Barre, graduating in 1951. He served in the United States Army, and worked as an accountant. From 1951 to 1967 he was a staff member of the United States General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C. He also served on the staff for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations from 1967 to 1970.

He was the director of the Finance and Grants Management Division of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity from 1970 to 1973, and director of the Office of Property Management, Office of Federal Management Policy, United States General Services Administration from 1973 to 1975. He served as operations director for the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce from 1975 to 1979.

He was elected in 1980 as a Republican to the 97th United States Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982. After his term in Congress he became the Deputy Secretary of Revenue of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from 1983 to 1985.

In 1991, Nelligan ran for a seat on the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners, running on a ticket with incumbent commissioner James Phillips. While Phillips won reelection, Nelligan ultimately lost the election.^[1]

On February 18, 2014, his wife, the former Jean Kessler, died from injuries sustained in a serious car crash that occurred on February 17, 2014.^[2]

References

^ Van Nostrand, Jim (6 November 1991). "Crossin, Tucker Top Candidates for Commissioner". The Times Leader. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ Writer), Jacob Seibel (Staff (2014-02-19). "Former congressman's wife dies from injuries". Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice. Retrieved 2024-07-14.

United States Congress. "James Nelligan (id: N000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Raphael J. Musto	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1981–1983	Succeeded by Frank G. Harrison
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by James K. Coyne as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Marjorie Margolies as Former US Representative