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  Tumulty, T. James
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameT. James Tumulty
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Jersey City, New Jersey , United States
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Born March 02, 1913
DiedNovember 23, 1981 (68 years)
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Aug 28, 2015 07:22pm
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InfoTUMULTY, Thomas James, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., March 2, 1913; graduated from Xavier High School and attended Holy Cross University; graduated from Fordham University, New York City, in 1935, from Seton Hall, South Orange, N.J., in 1938 and from John Marshall Law School, Jersey City, N.J., in 1938; admitted to the bar in 1940 and commenced the practice of law in Jersey City, N.J.; professor at Seton Hall in 1940 and 1941; taught at St. Aloysius High School in Jersey City in 1949 and 1950; served in the United States Army as an enlisted man in 1943 and 1944; served in the State house of assembly 1944-1952, serving as minority leader in 1951; assistant corporation counsel for Jersey City 1943-1954; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1952; secretary to the mayor of Jersey City in 1952 and 1953; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth Congress (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1957); unsuccessful for reelection to the Eighty-fifth Congress; special counsel Urban Renewal for Jersey City in 1957; deputy mayor of Jersey City 1958-1960; resumed the practice of law; judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1967-1972; was a resident of Jersey City, N.J., until his death there November 23, 1981; interment at Holy Name Cemetery


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FAMILY
Father Thomas F. Tumulty 1885-1953
Grandfather Philip Tumulty Sr. 1846-1918
Uncle James Tumulty 1877-1904
1st Cousin James A. Tumulty Jr. 1900-1974
Uncle Joseph Patrick Tumulty 1879-1954
Uncle Felix E. Tumulty 1884-1959
1st Cousin Joseph W. Tumulty 1914-1996

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RACES
  04/15/1958 NJ District 14 - D Primary Lost 32.88% (-31.09%)
  11/06/1956 NJ District 14 Lost 45.61% (-6.70%)
  11/02/1954 NJ District 14 Won 62.37% (+27.48%)
  04/20/1954 NJ District 14 - D Primary Won 87.39% (+74.78%)
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