- John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan (
December 23 1911 -October 23 2005 ) was aConnecticut politician and author.Monagan graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the "Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern ". [cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102401860_pf.html | title = Conn. Congressman John Monagan Dies | first = Louie | last = Estrada | work =The Washington Post | date =2005-10-25 | accessdate = 2007-10-16 ] After attendingHarvard University law school, he served on the Board of Aldermen inWaterbury, Connecticut and became Mayor of Waterbury in 1943, serving until 1948.In 1958, he was elected Congressman from a district including Waterbury and served in the House of Representatives from 1959 until 1973, leaving after being defeated for re-election in 1972. After leaving Congress, Monagan practiced as a
lawyer inWashington, D.C. and was active in amateur music and in charitable causes. Monagan wrote several books including his memoirs and a biography of JusticeOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He also maintained a decades-long correspondence with the British novelist
Anthony Powell . He died in October 2005 after a long illness, at the age of 93. He continued to be active into his nineties as a writer and book reviewer; a month before his death, he spoke at a symposium honoringAnthony Powell 's centenary atGeorgetown University .References
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