Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1925-1926 | 43 | Republican | ||
1927-1928 | 43 | Republican | ||
1929-1930 | 43 | Republican | ||
1931-1932 | 43 | Republican | ||
1933-1934 | 43 | Republican | ||
1935-1936 | 43 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Allegheny
James Joseph Coyne (R43) Allegheny (Part) County 1925-1936
Early Life:
James Joseph Coyne, born June 11, 1882, Clonbur Or Maam Cross, County Galway, Ireland; son of Patrick Coyne, Bridget Toole Coyne; married, Margaret Walsh Coyne, children, Barbara Coyne, Anne Bernadette Coyne Holbach, Eugene James Coyne, James W. Coyne, Thomas Augustine Coyne; laborer, steel mills; tavern owner, Bates Street, Pittsburgh; hotelier; real estate business; Allegheny County Commissioner; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1924-1925, not a candidate for reelection, 1925; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1925-1936; appointed, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1943-1953; died, July 26 1954, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Allegheny County Commissioner.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1924-1925, not a candidate for reelection, 1925.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 43rd District, Allegheny (Part) County, 1925-1936; defeated, Thomas E. Kilgallen.
Appointed, Governor Edward Martin, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1943-1953.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)
Cited:
Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Monday, July 26, 1954 · Page 1
James Joseph Coyne (1881-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial