Patrick J. Boland

Patrick Joseph Boland


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office March 4, 1931 – May 18, 1942
Preceded by	Laurence Hawley Watres
Succeeded by	Veronica Grace Boland
House Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1935 – May 18, 1942

Personal details
Born	(1880-01-06)January 6, 1880 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died	May 18, 1942(1942-05-18) (aged 62) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

Patrick Joseph Boland (January 6, 1880 – May 18, 1942) was a United States representative for Pennsylvania 11th District.

Biography[]

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Irish immigrants,^[1] he attended St. Thomas College (now the University of Scranton). He worked as a carpenter and general contractor. He was on the Scranton city council from 1905 to 1906, the Board of education from 1907 to 1909. He then served as county commissioner of Lackawanna County from 1915 to 1919.

A Democrat, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1930, serving until his death in 1942. From 1935, he served as the Majority Whip.

He was married twice, first to Sarah Jennings on November 24, 1908; after her death, he married Veronica Barrett on October 27, 1931. Barrett would serve out the rest of his term after he died.

He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and of the Knights of Columbus.

A Roman Catholic, he was interred in the Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton.

References[]

United States Congress. "Patrick J. Boland (id: B000601)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Times-Tribune story on Boland

^ "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch, retrieved March 25, 2018

External links[]

Media related to Patrick J. Boland at Wikimedia Commons

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Laurence Hawley Watres	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1931–1942	Succeeded by Veronica Grace Boland
Party political offices
Preceded by Arthur H. Greenwood (D-IN)	House Majority Whip 1935–1942	Succeeded by Robert Ramspeck (D-GA)

show v t Majority whips of the U.S. House of Representatives
Tawney Watson Dwight Bell Knutson Vestal McDuffie Greenwood Boland Ramspeck Sparkman Arends Priest Arends Albert Boggs O'Neill McFall Brademas Foley Coelho Gray Bonior DeLay Blunt Clyburn McCarthy Scalise Clyburn

show v t Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 72nd–77th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
72nd	Senate: D. Reed J. Davis	House: G. Graham H. Temple G. Darrow L. McFadden H. Watson M. Kelly G. Campbell N. Strong M. Shreve S. Kendall H. Ransley J. Connolly A. Wyant E. Beers J. Kurtz G. Welsh B. Golder F. Magrady G. Brumm J. Chase T. Cochran I. Doutrich H. Estep J. Leech J. H. Swick J. Beck J. Wolfenden W. Coyle P. Sullivan C. Turpin J. R. Kinzer E. Erk R. Rich P. Boland H. Haines N. Lichtenwalner E. Stokes H. Stull J. Biddle R. Davis
73rd	Senate: D. Reed J. Davis	House: G. Darrow L. McFadden H. Watson M. Kelly N. Strong H. Ransley B. Focht J. Connolly G. Edmonds J. Kurtz G. Brumm T. Cochran I. Doutrich J. H. Swick J. Beck J. Wolfenden C. Turpin J. R. Kinzer B. Rich P. Boland H. Haines E. Stokes B. Berlin J. T. Brooks C. Crosby J. W. Ditter M. Dunn H. Ellenbogen C. Faddis M. Muldowney W. Richardson J. B. Snyder A. Waldron F. Walter O. Frey
74th	Senate: J. Davis J. Guffey	House: G. Darrow H. Ransley B. Focht I. Doutrich J. Wolfenden C. Turpin J. R. Kinzer R. Rich P. Boland H. Haines B. Berlin J. T. Brooks C. Crosby J. W. Ditter M. Dunn H. Ellenbogen C. Faddis W. Richardson J. B. Snyder F. Walter O. Frey J. B. Daly C. Dietrich F. Dorsey D. Driscoll C. Eckert C. Fenerty J. Gildea D. Gingery J. Gray T. Moritz J. Quinn M. Stack W. Wilson
75th	Senate: J. Davis J. Guffey	House: B. Focht J. Wolfenden J. R. Kinzer R. Rich P. Boland H. Haines C. Crosby J. W. Ditter M. Dunn H. Ellenbogen C. Faddis J. B. Snyder F. Walter O. Frey J. B. Daly F. Dorsey C. Eckert J. Gildea D. Gingery J. Gray J. Quinn M. Stack B. Allen M. Bradley P. De Muth I. Drew H. Eberharter J. H. Flannery B. Jarrett J. McGranery G. Moser A. Rutherford L. Sacks G. Swope R. Simpson
76th	Senate: J. Davis J. Guffey	House: G. Darrow J. Wolfenden J. R. Kinzer R. Rich P. Boland J. W. Ditter M. Dunn C. Faddis J. B. Snyder F. Walter J. B. Daly B. Allen M. Bradley H. Eberharter J. H. Flannery B. Jarrett J. McGranery G. Moser A. Rutherford L. Sacks R. Simpson B. Corbett I. Fenton F. Gartner C. Gerlach L. Graham C. Gross J. Kunkel J. McArdle J. McDowell F. Myers B. Rodgers H. Tibbott J. Van Zandt J. Sheridan
77th	Senate: J. Davis J. Guffey	House: J. Wolfenden J. R. Kinzer B. Rich P. Boland J. W. Ditter C. Faddis J. B. Snyder F. Walter H. Haines M. Bradley H. Eberharter J. H. Flannery B. Jarrett J. McGranery G. Moser A. Rutherford L. Sacks R. Simpson I. Fenton C. Gerlach L. Graham J. Kunkel J. McArdle F. Myers B. Rodgers H. Tibbott J. Van Zandt J. Sheridan A. Kelley T. Scanlon H. Scott F. Smith S. Weiss J. Wright W. Gillette E. Holland T. Miller V. Boland

show v t Democratic Party whips of the U.S. House of Representatives
Underwood Lloyd Bell Oldfield McDuffie Greenwood Boland Ramspeck Sparkman McCormack Priest McCormack Albert Boggs O'Neill McFall Brademas Foley Coelho Gray Bonior Pelosi Hoyer Clyburn Hoyer Clyburn

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Patrick J. Boland

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