James McAndrews
American politician (1862-1942)
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James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. representative from Illinois.
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James McAndrews | |
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Chicago Eagle newspaper, June 7, 1913 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. Britten |
| Succeeded by | Charles S. Dewey |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund J. Stack |
| Succeeded by | John J. Gorman |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Cusack |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Michalek |
| Constituency | 4th district (1901–1903) 5th district (1903–1905) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1862 Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1942 (aged 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as building commissioner of Chicago.
McAndrews was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905).[1] He was then elected to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, and instead resumed his business activities. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
McAndrews was elected to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, and Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He died in Chicago, Illinois, and was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.
