James P. Glynn

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James P. Glynn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	William Kennedy
Succeeded by	Patrick B. O'Sullivan
Personal details
Born	(1867-11-12)November 12, 1867 Winsted, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1930(1930-03-06) (aged 62) Washington, D.C., U.S
Political party	Republican

James Peter Glynn (November 12, 1867 – March 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants,^[1] Glynn attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Winsted, Connecticut. Town clerk 1892-1902. He served as prosecuting attorney of the town court 1899-1902. Postmaster of Winsted 1902-1914.

Glynn was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixty-seventh Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.

Glynn was elected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, and Seventy-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1925, until his death on a train near Washington, D.C., March 6, 1930. He was interred in the new St. Joseph's Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.