John A. McMahon (February 19, 1833 – March 8, 1923) was a three-term United States Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Ohio.
John A. McMahon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis B. Gunckel |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee Morey |
| Constituency | 4th district (1875–1879) 3rd district (1879–1881) |
| 7th Ohio State Bar Association President | |
| In office December 29, 1886 – December 28, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | E. P. Green |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1833 Frederick County, Maryland |
| Died | March 8, 1923 (aged 90) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mollie R. Sprigg |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Xavier |
Biography
editMcMahon was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and graduated from St. Xavier College in 1849. He taught at Xavier for a year, and settled in Dayton, Ohio, in 1852.[1] He studied law with his uncle, Vallandigham, and was admitted to the bar in 1854, forming a partnership with his uncle.[2] In 1861 he formed a partnership with George W. Houk, which lasted 19 years.[2]
Congress
editHe was elected to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth United States Congresses, from 1875 until 1881.
McMahon was appointed by the House of Representatives as a manager to conduct impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War William W. Belknap.
He was unsuccessful for re-election in 1880.
Later career
editHe returned to private law practice in Dayton. He served as the president of the Ohio State Bar Association in 1886,[3] and was a losing candidate for the Senate in 1889.
Death and burial
editHe died in Dayton and was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
Family
editMcMahon was married January 23, 1861, to Mollie R. Sprigg, of Cumberland, Maryland.[1] They had a son, J. Sprigg McMahon, and daughter, Louise McMahon.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 312–314.
- ^ a b Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. pp. 19–21.
- ^ Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ...., Volume 9. Ohio Bar association. 1888. p. 99.
- ^ Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 286.