James A. Haley

James Andrew Haley (January 4, 1899 - August 6, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.

Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Haley attended the public schools and the University of Alabama. During the First World War enlisted in Troop A, Second Cavalry, in April 1917 and served overseas. Accountant, Sarasota, Florida from 1920 to 1933.He served as general manager of John Ringling estate 1933-1943. First vice president of Ringling Circus 1943-1945 and president and director of Ringling Brothers, Barnum &amp. Bailey Circus, Sarasota, Florida from 1946 to 1948.He engaged in newspaper publishing and later in general printing business.He served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Sarasota County 1935-1952.He served as member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1949 to 1952.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1952 to 1960.

Haley was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1977).He served as chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses).He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.He died on August 6, 1981, in Sarasota, Florida.He was interred in Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Florida. The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital located in Tampa, Florida is named in his honor.

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