James T. Igoe

James Thomas Igoe ( born October 23, 1883 in Chicago, Illinois, † December 2, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1927 and 1933 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Igoe attended the Holden School, the Bryant and Stratton College and St. Ignatius College in his hometown of Chicago. Since 1907 he worked in the printing and publishing industry. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1917 and 1923 he worked as a clerk for the city of Chicago. In the years 1920, 1928 and 1936 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant.

In the congressional elections of 1926, Igoe in the sixth constituency of Illinois was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Republican John J. Gorman on March 4, 1927. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1933 three legislative periods. These were shaped by the events of the world economic crisis since the fall of 1929. In 1932, he was not nominated by his party for re-election.

1931 James Igoe head of a construction company. In the years 1939 and 1940 he headed the delegation from Illinois for the Golden Gate International Exposition, the World's Fair in San Francisco. Since 1942, he also worked in the real estate industry. From 1955 to 1961 he was first director and CEO of Mercantile National Bank of Chicago. He died on December 2, 1971 in Evanston.