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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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McGann, Lawrence Edward
McGann, Lawrence Edward, a Representative from Illinois; born in Galway, Ireland, February 2, 1852; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his mother, who settled in Milford, Mass.; attended the public schools; moved to Chicago, Ill. with his mother in 1865 and worked at the boot and shoe trade until 1879; employed as a clerk in the service of the city until 1885; appointed superintendent of streets January 1, 1885, and served until his resignation in May 1891; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895); presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, until December 2, 1895, when he was succeeded by Hugh R. Belknap, who contested his election; served as president of the Chicago General Railways in 1896 and 1897; commissioner of public works of Chicago 1898-1901; city controller 1901-1907; again commissioner of public works 1911-1915; retired from active business pursuits in 1916 and resided in Oak Park, Ill., until his death in that city on July 22, 1928; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Chicago:
U.S. Congress, "McGann, Lawrence Edward," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1534 Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULN4SWT3N5WJZXU.
MLA:
U.S. Congress. "McGann, Lawrence Edward." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1534, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULN4SWT3N5WJZXU.
Harvard:
U.S. Congress, 'McGann, Lawrence Edward' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1534. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULN4SWT3N5WJZXU.
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