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John A. McMahon (February 19, 1833 – March 8, 1923) was a three-term United States Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Ohio.
John A. McMahon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
Preceded by | Lewis B. Gunckel |
Succeeded by | Henry Lee Morey |
Constituency | 4th district (1875–1879) 3rd district (1879–1881) |
7th Ohio State Bar Association President | |
In office December 29, 1886 – December 28, 1887 | |
Preceded by | William J. Gilmore |
Succeeded by | E. P. Green |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick County, Maryland | February 19, 1833
Died | March 8, 1923 90) Dayton, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mollie R. Sprigg |
Children | two |
Alma mater | Xavier |
McMahon was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and graduated from St. Xavier College in 1849. He taught at Xavier for a year, and settled in Dayton, Ohio, in 1852.[1] He studied law with his uncle, Vallandigham, and was admitted to the bar in 1854, forming a partnership with his uncle.[2] In 1861 he formed a partnership with George W. Houk, which lasted 19 years.[2]
He was elected to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth United States Congresses, from 1875 until 1881.
McMahon was appointed by the House of Representatives as a manager to conduct impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War William W. Belknap.
He was unsuccessful for re-election in 1880.
He returned to private law practice in Dayton. He served as the president of the Ohio State Bar Association in 1886,[3] and was a losing candidate for the Senate in 1889.
He died in Dayton and was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
McMahon was married January 23, 1861, to Mollie R. Sprigg, of Cumberland, Maryland.[1] They had a son, J. Sprigg McMahon, and daughter, Louise McMahon.[4]
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