William Gallagher | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:William_J._Gallagher_(Minnesota_Congressman).jpg) Frontispiece of 1949's William J. Gallagher, Late a Representative | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – August 13, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Pillsbury Gale |
| Succeeded by | George MacKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William James Gallagher May 13, 1875 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Died | August 13, 1946 (aged 71) Rochester, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | editor, proofreader, street sweeper |
William James Gallagher (May 13, 1875 – August 13, 1946) was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools, and was graduated from North High School in 1894; engaged as an editorial employee and proofreader in Minneapolis, MN, in 1895 and 1896; moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1897 and continued his former pursuits with a labor journal until 1899; returned to Minneapolis, and engaged as a trucker and clerk in freight houses until 1919; employed as a street sweeper for Hennepin County 1919–1927 and for the city of Minneapolis, from 1927 until his retirement in 1942; was elected as a Democrat to the 79th congress, and served from January 3, 1945, until his death; had been renominated to the 80th congress in 1946; died in a hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, August 13, 1946; interment in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.