Thomas J. Callahan
Thomas J. Callahan
Photo credit:
"T. J. Callahan Dies at Mercy at Age of 78." Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Evening News [Wilkes-Barre Pub. Co.] 18 Oct. 1961, 3.
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-1938 | Chief Clerk | Chief Clerk | ||
| 1941-1942 | Chief Clerk | Chief Clerk | ||
| Counties | Luzerne | |||
Biography
09/23/1883 - 10/18/1961
CALLAHAN, Thomas J., a Clerk from Luzerne County; born, September 23, 1883 in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pa.; graduated, Wyoming Seminary; attended, St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Canada; mechanical draftsman, American Car and Foundry Company; school teacher (2 years); proprietor, Thomas J. Callahan Real Estate and Insurance Brokerage Agency; elected, school board and tax collector, Swoyersville (2 terms); manager, Home Owners Loan Corporation; president, Mortgage Investment Company; director, West Side Building and Loan Association; director, Kingston National Bank; engaged, contracting and building business; appointed, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (July 25, 1938-January 3, 1939); elected, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (January 7, 1941-January 5, 1943); died, October 18, 1961 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; interred, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.