James H. Gildea
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James Hilary Gildea was a newspaperman and a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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James H. Gildea was born in Coaldale
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
. He was apprenticed to the printing trade in 1905. He was engaged in the newspaper publishing business from 1910, when he founded the Coaldale Observer. He worked as chairman of the Coaldale Relief Society from 1930 to 1933, and of the Panther Valley Miners’ Equalization Committee.
Gildea was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth
and to the Seventy-fifth
Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938, 1940, and 1950. He resumed newspaper publishing until his retirement in 1972. He also worked as superintendent of the Coaldale State Hospital from 1962 to 1965. He also managed a professional football team, the Coaldale Big Green
. He was a resident of Arlington, Virginia, until his death there. He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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James H. Gildea was born in Coaldale
Coaldale, Pennsylvania
Coaldale is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Coaldale, Bedford County, Pennsylvania*Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....
. He was apprenticed to the printing trade in 1905. He was engaged in the newspaper publishing business from 1910, when he founded the Coaldale Observer. He worked as chairman of the Coaldale Relief Society from 1930 to 1933, and of the Panther Valley Miners’ Equalization Committee.
Gildea was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
and to the Seventy-fifth
75th United States Congress
The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years...
Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938, 1940, and 1950. He resumed newspaper publishing until his retirement in 1972. He also worked as superintendent of the Coaldale State Hospital from 1962 to 1965. He also managed a professional football team, the Coaldale Big Green
Coaldale Big Green
The Coaldale Big Green was an early professional football team based in Coaldale, Pennsylvania. The club played as an independent until joining the Anthracite League in 1924. After leaving the league in 1924, the team spent its 1925 season as an independent, then joined the short-lived Eastern...
. He was a resident of Arlington, Virginia, until his death there. He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Summit Hill is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,974 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summit Hill is located at ....
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