Thomas A. Flaherty

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Flaherty (disambiguation).

Thomas Aloysius Flaherty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district
In office December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	John Patrick Higgins
Succeeded by	James Michael Curley
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District[1]
In office 1935-1937[2]
Succeeded by	John Patrick Doherty[3]
Personal details
Born	December 21, 1898 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 27, 1965 (aged 66) Charlestown, Massachusetts
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Northeastern University
Profession	Civil servant, real estate broker and appraiser
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1918
Battles/wars	World War I

Thomas Aloysius Flaherty (December 21, 1898 – April 27, 1965) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Flaherty was born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 21, 1898. He attended the public schools, Boston College High School^[4] and Northeastern University Law School.

He served as a private in the United States Army in 1918. Later he took a job with the United States Veterans' Administration in Boston before he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1934. In 1937, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John P. Higgins and was reelected to the next two succeeding Congresses, serving from December 14, 1937, to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942.

Later in his career, he served in positions within the city of Boston including as transit commissioner from 1943 to 1945 and chairman of the Board of Review within the Assessing Department in the city of Boston from 1956 to 1960. Flaherty was also chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from 1946 to 1953 and served as the commissioner from 1953 to 1955. A real estate broker and appraiser, he was a resident of Charlestown, where he died on April 27, 1965. He was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.

See also

• 1935–1936 Massachusetts legislature
• 1937–1938 Massachusetts legislature

Notes

1. Howard, Richard T. (1935), Public officials of Massachusetts (1935-1936), Boston, MA: Boston Review, p. 160
2. Howard, Richard T. (1939), Public officials of Massachusetts (1939-1940), Boston, MA: Boston Review, p. Page 9
3. Howard, Richard T. (1937), Public officials of Massachusetts (1937-1938), Boston, MA: Boston Review, p. 148
4. Romig, Walter (1946), The American Catholic who's who, Volume 7 (1946-1947), Grosse Pointe, MI: Walter Romig, p. 143

External links

• United States Congress. "Thomas A. Flaherty (id: F000183)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John P. Higgins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Succeeded by James Michael Curley
Political offices
Preceded by	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1935–1937	Succeeded by John Patrick Doherty