William D. Daly

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William Davis Daly (June 4, 1851 – July 31, 1900), was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1900.

Daly was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended the public schools, and from the age of fourteen until he was nineteen was employed as an iron molder. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Hudson County, New Jersey. He was an assistant United States attorney for New Jersey 1885-1888. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1889-1891, and a judge of the district court of Hoboken from 1891 until his resignation in 1892. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1892-1898. He was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention, chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1896 and member of the State committee from 1896-1898.

Daly was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1899, until his death at Hoboken, New Jersey. He was interred in New York Bay Cemetery (now known as Bayview Cemetery) in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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

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• William D. Daly at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• William Davis Daly at The Political Graveyard
• William Davis Daly at Find A Grave

Preceded by Thomas McEwan, Jr.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 7th congressional district March 4, 1899–July 31, 1900

Succeeded by Allan Langdon McDermott