Duffy, James Patrick Bernard

Duffy, James Patrick Bernard, a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, N.Y., November 25, 1878; attended private schools; was graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1901 and from the law department of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., in 1904; was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Rochester, N.Y.; member of the Rochester (N.Y.) School Board 1905-1932; trustee of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce since 1912; during the First World War served as a director of the Rochester home unit of the American National Red Cross; served as director and legal adviser of the Rochester chapter of the American National Red Cross since 1921 and as director of the Rochester Community Chest since 1927; member of the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in 1933 and 1934; member of the board of commissioners of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences since 1934; engaged in banking since 1935; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1986; resumed the practice of law; member of the State Probation Commission 1938-1944; during World War II was chairman of New York State Appeal Board No. 22, coordinator of Selective Service Appeal Board No. 22, and Washington liaison officer for the United Service Organization; is a resident of Rochester, N.Y.