Joseph McLaughlin

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Joseph McLaughlin (June 9, 1867–November 21, 1926) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Joseph McLaughlin was born in Burt, County Donegal, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia in 1889. He was employed as a mechanic in the Baldwin Locomotive Works and became shop superintendent of his department.

McLaughlin was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918. He was elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922.

He retired from active business pursuits, and died in Philadelphia. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Daniel F. Lafean	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 35th congressional district 1917 - 1919	Succeeded by Anderson H. Walters
Preceded by Mahlon M. Garland	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 36th congressional district 1921 - 1923	Succeeded by Guy E. Campbell