James A. Roe was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 from New York

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Roe was born in Flushing, Queens

Flushing, Queens

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. He graduated from Cornell University

Cornell University

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 in 1917 and served in the United States Army Air Corps

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 during World War I

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. He was chairman of the Queens County Democratic Committee from 1939 until 1952, and was a delegate to the National Democratic conventions in 1940

1940 Democratic National Convention

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, 1948

1948 Democratic National Convention

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 and the 1960

1960 Democratic National Convention

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. He served in the United States Army

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 during World War II

World War II

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 from 1943 until 1945. During the war he met his future wife Helen Codde. After the war Helen and James were married and two years later had their first son James O. Roe Jr. who resides in Southern California. Roe Sr. was elected to Congress in 1944 and served from January 3, 1945 until January 3, 1947. James Roe Sr. died in Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

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