William T. Byrne

William Thomas Byrne ( born March 6, 1876 in Florida, New York, † January 27, 1952 in Troy, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1937 and 1952 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Thomas Byrne attended public schools. He graduated from Albany Law School in 1904. After receiving his license to practice law in the same year he began to practice in Albany. Between 1923 and 1936 he sat in the Senate from New York. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1936 for the 75th Congress he was on the 28th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Parker Corning on January 4, 1937. He was re-elected three times in a row. In 1944 he stood as a candidate in the 32nd electoral district of New York for the 79th Congress. After a successful election, he entered on January 4, 1945, the successor of Hadwen C. Fuller. He was re-elected three times in a row, however, died before the end of his last term of office on January 27, 1952 in Troy. His body was then buried in the St. John's Cemetery in the Village of West Albany ( Town of Colonie ).