John Michael Clancy (May 7, 1837 – July 25, 1903) was an American businessman and politician who served three terms as a United States representative from New York from 1889 to 1895.

John M. Clancy
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byPeter P. Mahoney
Succeeded byDenis M. Hurley
Constituency4th district (1889–93)
2nd district (1893–95)
Member of the
New York State Assembly
In office
1878–1881
Constituency1st Kings (1878–79)
4th Kings (1880–81)
Personal details
Born(1837-05-07)May 7, 1837
County Laois, Ireland
DiedJuly 25, 1903(1903-07-25) (aged 66)
Butte, Montana
Political partyDemocratic
Occupationreal estate

Biography edit

Born in County Laois, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in New York City. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, engaged in the real-estate business, served as an alderman of the city of Brooklyn from 1868 to 1875, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1878, 1879 (both Kings Co., 1st D.), 1880 and 1881 (both Kings Co., 4th D.).

Tenure in Congress edit

Clancy was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895); he was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.

Later career and death edit

He then resumed the real-estate business in New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress and died in Butte, Montana while returning from a visit to Yellowstone Park. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, New York City.

References edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  • United States Congress. "John Michael Clancy (id: C000410)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Kings County, 1st District

1878–1879
Succeeded by
John Shanley
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Kings County, 4th District

1880–1881
Succeeded by
Daniel M. Kelly
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th congressional district

1889–1893
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district

1893–1895
Succeeded by