- James A. Byrne
James Aloysius Byrne (
June 22 ,1906 –September 3 ,1980 ) was a Democratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania .Jim Byrne was born in
Philadelphia , PA. He attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia. He was engaged in business as amortician from 1937 to 1950. He was the county registrar for theBureau of Vital Statistics , 1934-1939. He served as chief deputyUnited States Marshal 1940-1943, and as United States marshal for eastern district ofPennsylvania from 1943 to 1945. He was the senior disbursing officer of thePennsylvania State Treasury from 1945 to 1950. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1936. He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1951 and 1952. He was elected in 1953 as a Democrat to the 83rd and to the nine succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1972.The United States Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia is named in his honor and the grand oak tree in the central courtyard at the University of Pennsylvania was renamed "Byrne's Oak".
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