John W. Flannagan Jr.

John William Flannagan Jr. (February 20, 1885 – April 27, 1955) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949. The John W Flannagan Dam is named after him.[1]

John W. Flannagan Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949
At-large: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byJoseph C. Shaffer
Succeeded byThomas B. Fugate
Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byHampton P. Fulmer
Succeeded byClifford R. Hope
Personal details
Born
John William Flannagan Jr.

(1885-02-20)February 20, 1885
Trevilians, Virginia
DiedApril 27, 1955(1955-04-27) (aged 70)
Bristol, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWashington and Lee University
ProfessionAttorney

Early life and career

Flannagan born on a farm near Trevilians, in Louisa County, Virginia. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University in 1907 and was admitted to the bar the same year. He practiced law for several years, before becoming the Commonwealth's attorney for Buchanan County, Virginia in 1916 and 1917. After that, Flanagan continued the practice of law, but also engaged in banking from 1917 to 1930.

Politics and later life

Flannagan was subsequently elected as a Democrat to the 72nd Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949). He was the chairman of Committee on Agriculture (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses), and the congressional adviser to the first session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at Quebec in 1945. Flanagan was not a candidate for renomination in 1948, and he resumed the practice of law in Bristol, Virginia until his death there April 27, 1955. He is interred in Mountain View Cemetery.

References
  1. "John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir | Dickenson County, VA - Official Website". dickensonva.org. Retrieved 2022-08-07.


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