James P.B. Duffy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James P.B. Duffy

American politician

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1878

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1969

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About James P.B. Duffy

  • James Patrick Bernard Duffy (November 25, 1878 – January 8, 1969) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Duffy was born in Rochester, New York, one of nine children.
  • He graduated from Georgetown University in 1901 and from Harvard Law School in 1904.
  • He was admitted to the bar the same year and began practice in partnership with Republican James Breck Perkins, a member of Congress.
  • He abandoned the practice of law in 1914 acceding to his father's request to take over as manager of The Duffy-Powers Department Store, the family business.
  • There he remained until the concern went bankrupt in 1932.
  • Duffy was an avid Democratic Party member and held a series of political posts before and after his period on the bench.
  • He was a member of the City of Rochester, New York School Board from 1905–32, and a member of the New York State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from 1933-34. He was elected to Congress in 1934, having defeated incumbent Republican James L.
  • Whitley and represented New York's 38th congressional district from January 3, 1935 until January 3, 1937, departing due to his defeat for renomination in 1936.
  • He was then appointed by Governor Lehman to the New York Supreme Court on April 20, 1937 and served until December 31, 1937.
  • He was defeated by Nathan Lapham in the subsequent election and served until December 31, 1937.
  • Duffy practiced law in partnership from 1938 onward, and sat on the New York State Probation Commission from 1938-44.
  • During the course of his life, Duffy was ubiquitous in the Rochester, New York region.
  • He was a founder and for fifty-two years Director of Family Services of Rochester, fifty-two years a Trustee of the Chamber of Commerce, thirty-four years a counsel to the local Red Cross, forty-two years a Trustee of the Community Chest, thirty-four years a Commissioner of the Rochester Museum, thirty-four years a Trustee of the Rochester Savings Bank, thirty-two years a Director and one year President of the local Automobile Club, fifty-two years a Trustee of St.
  • Patrick's Church and three years a functionary of the United Service Organization.
  • He was a member of nine different clubs and brotherhoods.
  • He received numerous honors during the course of his life, most notable his designation as a Knight of St.
  • Gregory and a Knight of Malta by Pope Pius XI.
  • One report indicated that he went to Mass every day, carried a missal at all times, and meticulously recorded in all his diaries.
  • Duffy died at St.
  • Anne's Home in Rochester, New York on January 8, 1969 and was laid to rest in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
  • "James P.
  • B.
  • Duffy School No.
  • 12" in Rochester, New York was named in his honor.

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