Thomas J. Scully

Infobox_Congressman
name=Thomas Joseph Scully


state=New Jersey
district=3^rd
term=March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1921
preceded= Benjamin F. Howell
succeeded=T. Frank Appleby
date of birth=October 10, 1864
place of birth=South Amboy, New Jersey,
date of death=December 14, 1921
place of death=South Amboy, New Jersey
spouse=
profession=Towing and transportation
religion=
party=Democrat|

Thomas Joseph Scully (October 10, 1864, South Amboy, New Jersey – December 14, 1921, South Amboy) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1911 to 1921.

Scully was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, USA on September 19, 1868. He attended the public schools, and Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey. He engaged in the marine towing and transportation business. Scully was a member of the board of education from 1893 to 1895 and served as the mayor of South Amboy in 1909 and 1910. He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1921.

He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention. After he left Congress, he served again mayor of South Amboy, from 1921 until his death in that city on December 14, 1921. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery in South Amboy.

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#R9M0JC7M1 Thomas Joseph Scully] at The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7751978 Thomas Joseph Scully] at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME=Scully, Thomas Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Appleby, T. Frank
SHORT DESCRIPTION=United States Congressman from New Jersey
DATE OF BIRTH=October 10, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH=South Amboy, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=December 14, 1921
PLACE OF DEATH=South Amboy, New Jersey