Daniel A. Driscoll

Daniel Angelus Driscoll ( born March 6, 1875 in Buffalo, New York, † June 5, 1955 ) was an American politician. Between 1909 and 1917 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Daniel Driscoll attended the common schools and the Central High School. Afterwards he worked with his father as a funeral director. But he was also active in other business areas. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1908, Driscoll was the 35th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William H. Ryan on March 4, 1909. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1917 four legislative sessions. Since 1913 he represented there, the then newly created 42nd district of his state. In 1913 the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution ratified. It was about the nationwide introduction of the income tax and the direct election of U.S. senators.

In 1916, Daniel Driscoll was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he again worked as a funeral director in Buffalo. Between 1934 and 1947 he was also postmaster there. He also served as president of the local in Buffalo Phoenix Brewery Corp.. He died on June 5, 1955 in his hometown of Buffalo.