Edward J. Flynn

Edward Flynn
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office
August 17, 1940 – January 18, 1943
Preceded byJames Farley
Succeeded byFrank C. Walker
Secretary of State of New York
In office
January 1, 1929 – January 17, 1939
GovernorFranklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
Preceded byRobert Moses
Succeeded byMichael F. Walsh
Fourth Sheriff of Bronx County, New York
In office
1922–1925
Preceded byThomas H. O'Neill
Succeeded byLester W. Patterson
Personal details
Born
Edward Joseph Flynn

(1891-09-22)September 22, 1891
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1953(1953-08-18) (aged 61)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFordham University (LLB)

Edward Joseph Flynn (September 22, 1891 – August 18, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician. Flynn was a leading Democratic politician of the mid-twentieth-century, known for his tight control of the Bronx Democratic Party organization after 1922, and his close association with Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.