Edward J. Flynn

Edward Joseph Flynn ( born September 22, 1891 in New York City; † August 18, 1953 in Dublin ) was an American politician and 1940-1943 Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the party organization of the U.S. Democrats.

Born in the Bronx Edward Flynn made ​​1912 his law degree from Fordham University and was admitted the following year in the Bar Association. Between 1913 and 1953 he worked with various partners as a self -employed lawyer.

From 1918 to 1921 he was a representative of the Bronx County to the House of Representatives of the State of New York. As a result, he was Sheriff of Bronx County from 1922 to 1925, treasurer of New York City 1926-1928 and Secretary of State of the State from 1929 to 1939 as well as Federal Commissioner for the World Fair of 1939 in New York.

Flynn was the Executive Committee of his party in the Bronx before 1922-1953. He participated in all the Democratic National Conventions in part from 1924 to 1952 and belonged from 1930 to 1953 the Democratic National Committee where he served as its chairman 1940-1943. He resigned this office after him, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had appointed ambassador to Australia; However, the U.S. Senate did not confirm this appointment.

Instead, Flynn accompanied the President on the Yalta Conference. When this was finished, he remained first in Europe and led missions into Roosevelt's order. After his death, he returned to the U.S., where he was one of the driving forces in the re-election of Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman in 1948. He died in 1953 during a visit to Ireland.

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