John Lynch (congressman)

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John Lynch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Lorenzo D. M. Sweat
Succeeded by	John H. Burleigh
Born	February 18, 1825 Portland, Maine, USA
Died	July 21, 1892 Portland, Maine, USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Merchant, Manufacturer, Publisher

John Lynch (February 18, 1825 – July 21, 1892) was a nineteenth century politician, merchant, manufacturer and newspaper publisher from Maine.

Born in Portland, Maine, Lynch attended public schools as a child and graduated from Portland High School in 1842. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, was manager of the Portland Daily Press in 1862 and was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1862 to 1864. He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1864, serving from 1865 to 1873. There, Lynch served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy from 1869 to 1871 and of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury from 1871 to 1873. Afterwards, he permanently moved to Washington, D.C. where he established the Washington Daily Union in 1877 and engaged in the manufacturing of bricks and drain pipes. Lynch died while on a visit in Portland, Maine on July 21, 1892 and was interned in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.

[edit] External links

• John Lynch (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• John Lynch at Find A Grave

Preceded by Lorenzo D. M. Sweat

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st congressional district March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873

Succeeded by John H. Burleigh

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.