John R. Clancy

John Richard Clancy ( born March 8, 1859 in Syracuse, New York, † April 21, 1932 ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Clancy attended the public schools of his home. In 1885 he was involved in the creation of theater scenes. Later he introduced special iron manufacture goods. He was Deputy Chairman of the Board of the New York State College of Forestry and a member of the Central New York State Park Commission. He also served on the board of several banks. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1912 Clancy 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 Daniel A. Driscoll on March 4, 1913. Since he has not been confirmed in 1914, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1915. 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.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Clancy took his previous jobs in Syracuse again. During the First World War he was a member of the Committee of Public Safety of the State of New York and the Committee on Armories. He died on April 21, 1932 in Syracuse, where he was also buried.