Gerald T. Flynn
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Gerald Thomas Flynn (October 7, 1910 - May 14, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born on a farm in Racine County near Racine, Wisconsin, Flynn attended a rural grade school and Racine (Wisconsin) High School. He graduated from Marquette Law School in 1933. He was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced the practice of law in Racine, Wisconsin. He served as delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. He served as member of the Wisconsin State senate 1950-1954.
Flynn was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1961). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress and for election in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He was a resident of Racine, Wisconsin, until his death there on May 14, 1990.
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| Preceded by Lawrence H. Smith |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin 1959-1961 |
Succeeded by Henry C. Schadeberg |
