Michael E. Driscoll
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Michael Edward Driscoll (February 9, 1851 - January 19, 1929) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Syracuse, New York
, Driscoll moved with his parents to the town of Camillus, Onondaga County, in 1852.
He attended the district schools, Monro Collegiate Institute, in Elbridge, Onondaga County, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
, in 1877.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1879 and commenced practice in Syracuse, New York
, the same year.
He was appointed one of five commissioners to draft a uniform charter for second-class cities in the State.
He was appointed attorney for the State superintendent of insurance in 1905.
He served as member of the Taft party that visited the Philippine Islands and Asian countries in 1905.
He served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1906.
Driscoll was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-sixth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1913).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 3 (Fifty-eighth
through Sixty-first
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third
Congress.
He engaged in the practice of law, traveling, and lecturing on his travels.
He died in Syracuse, New York
, January 19, 1929.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, Driscoll moved with his parents to the town of Camillus, Onondaga County, in 1852.
He attended the district schools, Monro Collegiate Institute, in Elbridge, Onondaga County, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, in 1877.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1879 and commenced practice in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, the same year.
He was appointed one of five commissioners to draft a uniform charter for second-class cities in the State.
He was appointed attorney for the State superintendent of insurance in 1905.
He served as member of the Taft party that visited the Philippine Islands and Asian countries in 1905.
He served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1906.
Driscoll was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1913).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 3 (Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
through Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress.
He engaged in the practice of law, traveling, and lecturing on his travels.
He died in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, January 19, 1929.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.