John A. McMahon
John A. McMahon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis B. Gunckel |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee Morey |
| Constituency | 4th district (1875–1879) 3rd district (1879–1881) |
| 7th Ohio State Bar Association President | |
| In office December 29, 1886 – December 28, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | E. P. Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1833 Frederick County, Maryland |
| Died | March 8, 1923 (aged 90) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mollie R. Sprigg |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Xavier |
John A. McMahon (February 19, 1833 – March 8, 1923) was a three-term United States Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Ohio.
Biography
[edit]McMahon was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and graduated from St. Xavier College in 1849. He taught at Xavier for a year, and settled in Dayton, Ohio, in 1852.[1] He studied law with his uncle, Vallandigham, and was admitted to the bar in 1854, forming a partnership with his uncle.[2] In 1861 he formed a partnership with George W. Houk, which lasted 19 years.[2]
Congress
[edit]He was elected to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth United States Congresses, from 1875 until 1881.
McMahon was appointed by the House of Representatives as a manager to conduct impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War William W. Belknap.
He was unsuccessful for re-election in 1880.
Later career
[edit]He returned to private law practice in Dayton. He served as the president of the Ohio State Bar Association in 1886,[3] and was a losing candidate for the Senate in 1889.
Death and burial
[edit]He died in Dayton and was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
Family
[edit]McMahon was married January 23, 1861, to Mollie R. Sprigg, of Cumberland, Maryland.[1] They had a son, J. Sprigg McMahon, and daughter, Louise McMahon.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 312–314.
- ^ a b Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. pp. 19–21.
- ^ Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ...., Volume 9. Ohio Bar association. 1888. p. 99.
- ^ Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 286.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd congressional district | ||
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district | ||
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- 1833 births
- 1923 deaths
- People from Frederick County, Maryland
- Politicians from Dayton, Ohio
- Burials at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
- Xavier University alumni
- Sprigg family
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives