Michael Joseph Muldowney
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Michael Joseph Muldowney (August 10, 1889 – March 30, 1947) was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Michael J. Muldowney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. In 1894, he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. He was graduated from Duquesne University
in Pittsburgh in 1908. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929. He served in the city council of Pittsburgh from 1930 to 1933.
Muldowney was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934. He was a member of the State board of mercantile appraisers from 1935 to 1937. He was appointed as the State Unemployment Compensation Referee in 1940 and served in that capacity until his death in Pittsburgh. Muldowney was interred at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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Michael J. Muldowney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. In 1894, he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. He was graduated from Duquesne University
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
in Pittsburgh in 1908. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929. He served in the city council of Pittsburgh from 1930 to 1933.
Muldowney was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third 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 March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934. He was a member of the State board of mercantile appraisers from 1935 to 1937. He was appointed as the State Unemployment Compensation Referee in 1940 and served in that capacity until his death in Pittsburgh. Muldowney was interred at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates. As of...
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