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John A. McMahon
John A. McMahon
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	February 19, 1833; Frederick County, Maryland
Died	March 8, 1923 (aged 90); Dayton, Ohio
Resting place	Woodland Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mollie R. Sprigg
Children	two
Alma mater	Xavier

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.

Biography

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]

Congress

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.

Later career

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.

Death and burial

He died in Dayton and was buried in Woodland Cemetery.

Family

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 312–314.
^ ^a ^b Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. pp. 19–21.
^ Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ...., Volume 9. Ohio Bar association. 1888. p. 99.
^ Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 286.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Lewis B. Gunckel	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district 1875–1879	Succeeded by J. Warren Keifer
Preceded by Mills Gardner	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd congressional district 1879–1881	Succeeded by Henry Lee Morey

[benchbar-1] Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 312–314.

[demo-2] Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. pp. 19–21.

[3] Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ...., Volume 9. Ohio Bar association. 1888. p. 99.

[ryan-4] Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 286.

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