Patrick J. Carley

Patrick J. Carley ( born February 2, 1866 County Roscommon, Ireland, † February 25, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1927 and 1935 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Patrick J. Carley was born during the Victorian era in County Roscommon. The Carley family emigrated during his childhood in the United States. He attended public schools. He then worked in construction, but also pursued banking transactions. He was also director of the Bay Ridge Memorial Hospital. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1926, for the 70th Congress Carley was in the eighth election district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William E. Cleary on March 4, 1927. He was re-elected three times in a row. Since he gave up for reelection in 1934, he retired after January 3, 1935 out of the Congress. As a Congressman he had presided over the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives ( 72nd and 73rd Congress ).

After his conference time he worked until his retirement again in construction. He died on 25 February 1936 in Brooklyn and was then buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Queens. About three years later, the Second World War broke out.