Thom's Irish Who's Who/O'Shaunessy, George Francis

3327890Thom's Irish Who's Who — O'Shaunessy, George Francis


O'SHAUNESSY, George Francis, Congressman; b. Galway, Ireland, May 1st, 1868; son of Stephen O'Shaunessy and Margaret Flynn; brought to U.S. at 4. Educ: De La Salle Inst., New York, 1831-4; LL.B. Columbia Law Sch., 1889: m. June 24th, 1903, Julien M. Kelly, of Providence, R.I.; in law practice at New York, 1889-1907, Providence, 1907—; Senior member firm O'Shaunessy, Gainer & Carr; Sec. exec. com. Shepard Democracy, Brooklyn, 1894-5; member of Tammany Hall Gen. Com., 1898-1902; deputy atty. gen., N.Y., 1904-5; asst. corpn. counsel, New York, 1906-7; member R.I. Legislature, 1910; Member 62nd to 65th Congresses (1911-19), 1st R.I. Dist.: Dem. candidate for U.S. Senate, 1898; collector internal revenue for R.I., Oct. 1st, 1919—. Clubs; Press (New York), Columbus, Metacomet Golf. Ros.: 215 Broadway, New York, U.S.A. Office: Grosvenor Building. Providence, R.I.