Michael Francis Phelan
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Michael Francis Phelan (October 22, 1875 - October 12, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Phelan attended the public schools. He was graduated from Lynn Classical High School, from the academic department of Harvard University in 1897, and from the law department of the same university in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Lynn. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1905 and 1906.
Phelan was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1921). He served as chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Sixty-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. Practiced law in Lynn and Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.. He served as member of the Merrimac Valley Sewage Commission in 1937. He was appointed a member of the Massachusetts Labor Relations Board in 1937 and served until his death in Boston, Massachusetts, October 12, 1941. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.
