James C. Healey

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James Christopher Healey (December 24, 1909 – December 16, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician who was a Democratic U.S. Representative from New York from 1956 to 1965.

Early life

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He was an attorney for the New York State Labor Relations Board from 1938 to 1940.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1940 until 1943.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Military service

Healey joined the United States Navy for World War II; he served from 1943 to 1946, including assignment to Europe, and attained the rank of lieutenant.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Post-World War II

From 1946 to 1948, Healey was assistant corporation counsel for the city of New York.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". From 1948 to 1956, he was counsel to James J. Lyons, the Bronx borough president, and was recognized as a protégé of Bronx Democratic leader Charles A. Buckley.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Congressional career

In 1956, Healey was elected to Congress in a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sidney A. Fine.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was elected to a full term in 1956, was reelected three times, and served from February 7, 1956, until January 3, 1965.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Healey suffered a stroke in 1963;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". he recovered in time to mount a campaign for reelection in 1964, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Healey was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1968.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Retirement and death

In retirement, Healey was a resident of Southampton, New York.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He died there on December 16, 1981,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and was buried at Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery in Southampton.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Family

Healey was married twice; in 1938 he married Eleanor R. Callahan, the daughter of Bronx political figure Joseph M. Callahan.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". After her death in 1956, Healey married Mollie Allen, who survived him.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

With his first wife, Healey was the father of four: James C., John J., Joseph, and Elizabeth Jane Healey Mulvihill.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Healey had two brothers, Thomas M., and Vincent P.; Vincent was a United States Navy officer who retired with the rank of rear admiral.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

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