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Thomas J. Scully

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Thomas Joseph Scully
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921
Preceded byBenjamin F. Howell
Succeeded byT. Frank Appleby
Personal details
Born(1868-09-19)September 19, 1868
South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1921(1921-12-14) (aged 53)
South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionTowing and transportation
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Thomas Joseph Scully (September 19, 1868 – December 14, 1921) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district for five terms from 1911 to 1921.[1]

Biography

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Scully was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, on September 19, 1868.[1][2] He attended the public schools, and Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey. He engaged in the marine towing and transportation business. Scully was a member of the board of education from 1893 to 1895 and served as the Mayor of South Amboy, New Jersey in 1909 and 1910. He was elected as a Democrat to the 62nd United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1911 to March 4, 1921.

He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention. After he left Congress, he served again mayor of South Amboy, from 1921 until his death in that city on December 14, 1921.[2] He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, South Amboy, New Jersey.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thomas Joseph Scully". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Congressman Thos. J. Scully Dead". Plainfield Courier-News. South Amboy. December 14, 1921. p. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921
Succeeded by