Gerald Thomas FLYNN, Congress, WI (1910-1990)

FLYNN, Gerald Thomas, a Representative from Wisconsin; born on a farm in Racine County near Racine, Wis., October 7, 1910; attended a rural grade school and Racine (Wis.) High School; graduated from Marquette Law School in 1933; was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced the practice of law in Racine, Wis.; delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960; member of the Wisconsin State senate 1950-1954; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1961); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress and for election in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress; resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Racine, Wis., until his death there on May 14, 1990.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present