Herbert J. McGlinchey

Herbert Joseph McGlinchey ( born November 7, 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † June 25, 1992 in Galloway, New Jersey ) was an American politician. Between 1945 and 1947 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Herbert McGlinchey worked as craft representative. From 1935 to 1937 he was Head of the Department of Labour and Industry in the eastern part of Pennsylvania (Supervisor Labor and Industry for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania). He also worked as a private businessman. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In June 1936 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in part, was nominated to the President Franklin D. Roosevelt for re-election.

In the congressional elections of 1944, McGlinchey was the sixth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Francis J. Myers on January 3, 1945. Since he has not been confirmed in 1946, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1947. During this time, ended the Second World War.

1948 and 1956 Herbert McGlinchey applied in each case unsuccessfully to return to Congress. From 1957 to 1963 he belonged to the Tax Commission of his government to (Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board); 1964 to 1972 he sat in the Senate of Pennsylvania. He also worked as a consultant. He died on 25 June 1992 in Galloway.