Joseph A. Conry

Joseph Aloysius Conry
Joseph Aloysius Conry
Director of the Port of Boston
	In office; 1911–1916
Consul of Russia to the United States
	In office; 1912–1919
Monarch	Nicholas II
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Massachusetts's 9th district
	In office; March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	John F. Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	John A. Keliher
Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen
	In office; April 1, 1898 – October 1, 1898
Preceded by	Perlie Appelton Dyar
Succeeded by	David Frankln Barry
Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen
	In office; 1898
President of the Boston Common Council
	In office; 1896–1897
Preceded by	Christopher Francis O'Brien
Succeeded by	Timothy Lawrence Connolly
Member of the Boston Common Council; from Ward 2
	In office; 1895–1897
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Hickey
Personal details
Born	September 12, 1868; Brookline, Massachusetts, ; United States
Died	June 22, 1943 (aged 74); Washington, D.C., ; United States
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Joseph Aloysius Conry (September 12, 1868 – June 22, 1943) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Massachusetts. Although he served only a single term, he received national attention for his reformist views. He remained a highly popular speaker and writer, despite losing an election to Congress in 1908. Before serving in Congress, he held municipal office in Boston.

Russia named him Consul to the United States in 1912, a position in which he served until 1919. He was also director of the Port of Boston from 1911 to 1916.

Early career

Conry was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on September 12, 1868. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston.

Municipal government

Conry served from 1895 through 1897 as a member of the Boston Common Council from ward 2. He served as president of the Common Council in 1896 and 1897.^[1] Conry served on the Boston Board of Aldermen in 1898, and was the chairman of the board.^[1]

United States Congress

Conry was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives for the 57th United States Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the 58th United States Congress, and resumed the practice of his profession in Boston.

Defeats in the 1908 congressional election

In 1908 Conry was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination in Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. Conry first lost in the Democratic primary, and in the general election as an independent candidate, losing both times to John A. Keliher.^[2]

Consul to the United States from Russia

He was recognized as consul of Russia in September 1912 and served until 1919. Conry was decorated by Czar Nicholas II, and was made a member of the Knights of St. Anne.

Later career

Conry served as director of the Port of Boston from 1911 to 1916. He served as special attorney for the United States Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C., in 1938 and 1939, then practiced law there.

Death and burial

Conry died at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. June 22, 1943. He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.^[3]

References

United States Congress. "Joseph A. Conry (id: C000706)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Contested Election case of Joseph A. Conry vs. John A. Keliher

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers". City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. pp. 48, 158, 165. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 103
^ "Joseph A. Conry". The Boston Globe. 1943-06-23. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-12 – via Newspapers.com.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by	Counsel of Russia to the United States September 1912 – 1919	Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John F. Fitzgerald	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Succeeded by John A. Keliher
Political offices
Preceded by Perlie Appelton Dyar	Chairman of the Boston, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen April 1, 1898 – October 1, 1898	Succeeded by David Frankln Barry
Preceded by Christopher Francis O'Brien	President of the Boston, Massachusetts Common Council 1896–1897	Succeeded by Timothy Lawrence Connolly