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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | John S. McGroarty |
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Tujunga, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 20, 1862
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| Died | August 07, 1944
(81 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | McGROARTY, John Steven, a Representative from California; born near Wilkes-Barre in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pa., August 20, 1862; attended the public schools and Harry Hillman Academy, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; treasurer of Luzerne County, Pa., 1890-1893; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre; moved to Montana and was employed in an executive position with the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. at Butte and Anaconda 1896-1901; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1901 and engaged in journalism; elected poet laureate of California by the State legislature in 1933; author of numerous books and dramas; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939); was not a candidate for renomination in 1938; resumed the profession of journalism in Tujunga, Los Angeles County, Calif.; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state of California in 1938; died in Los Angeles, Calif., August 7, 1944; interment in Calvary Cemetery.
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