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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJoseph Aloysius CONRY
(1868-1943)
CONRY, Joseph Aloysius, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Brookline, Mass.,
September 12, 1868; attended the common schools; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston; president of
the Boston Common Council in 1896 and 1897; chairman of the board
of aldermen in 1898; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress; resumed the
practice of his profession in Boston, Mass.; recognized as consul
of Russia in September 1912 and served until 1919; decorated by
Nicholas II, the Czar of Russia, and made a member of the Knights
of St. Anne; director of the port of Boston, Mass., 1911-1916;
resumed the practice of law in Boston; special attorney for the
Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C., in 1938 and 1939;
practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death June 22, 1943;
interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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