Michael L. Igoe
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Michael Lambert Igoe was a United States Representative from Illinois
. He was educated in the parochial schools and De La Salle Institute
in Chicago
, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Georgetown University
, Washington, D.C.
, in 1908. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago.
Igoe was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from 1913-1930. He served as chief assistant in the United States attorney’s office in Chicago 1915-1917 and was a member of the board of South Park Commissioners 1924-1934. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1928 and a member of the Democratic National Committee
1930-1932. He was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fourth Congress, serving from January 3, 1935, until his resignation effective June 2, 1935, having been appointed a United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois on May 16, 1935. He served until his appointment as judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
on March 4, 1939, in which capacity he served until 1965. He died in Chicago on August 21, 1967 and was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Park Ridge
, Illinois.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He was educated in the parochial schools and De La Salle Institute
De La Salle Institute
De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The school is currently housed on two separate campuses. The original school, now called the Institute Campus is for men...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1908. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago.
Igoe was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
from 1913-1930. He served as chief assistant in the United States attorney’s office in Chicago 1915-1917 and was a member of the board of South Park Commissioners 1924-1934. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
in 1928 and a member of the Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
1930-1932. He was elected as a Democrat
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...
to the Seventy-fourth Congress, serving from January 3, 1935, until his resignation effective June 2, 1935, having been appointed a United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois on May 16, 1935. He served until his appointment as judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....
on March 4, 1939, in which capacity he served until 1965. He died in Chicago on August 21, 1967 and was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Park Ridge
Park Ridge, Illinois
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
, Illinois.