James McCleary (politician)
James McCleary | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | John Lind |
| Succeeded by | Winfield Scott Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1853 Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 17, 1924 (aged 71) |
| Party | Republican |
| Residence | Mankato, Minnesota |
James Thompson McCleary (February 5, 1853 – December 17, 1924) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Minnesota. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, he was educated at Ingersoll High School and McGill University (Montreal). He engaged as superintendent of the Pierce County, Wisconsin schools until 1881 when he resigned and moved to Minnesota and became State Institute conductor of Minnesota and professor in the normal school in Mankato, Minnesota. He was president of the Minnesota Educational Association in 1891.[1]
McCleary was elected as a Republican to the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, and 59th congresses, holding office from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1907.[1][2]
He was defeated for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth congress and was appointed Second Assistant Postmaster General during Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, holding that office from March 29, 1907, until his resignation on September 15, 1908.[1]
He was secretary of the American Iron and Steel Institute in New York City from 1911 to 1920; he and moved to Maiden Rock, Pierce County, Wisconsin, and engaged in farming and thence to Mill Valley, California, and engaged in literary pursuits.[1]
He returned to Maiden Rock in 1924 and that year died in La Crosse. Interment was in Lakewood Cemetery, Maiden Rock.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James McCleary (id: M000326)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 56. Retrieved 2 July 2023.