James C. Healey

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James C. Healey

| image = James C. Healey.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|12|24}}

| birth_place = The Bronx, New York

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|12|16|1909|12|24}}

| death_place = Southampton, New York

| office = Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York

| constituency = {{ushr|NY|22|22nd district}} (1956–63)
{{ushr|NY|21|21st district}} (1963–65)

| term_start = February 7, 1956

| term_end = January 3, 1965

| preceded = Sidney A. Fine

| succeeded = James H. Scheuer

| party = Democrat

| alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania
St. John's University School of Law

| profession = Attorney

| caption = Healey in 1959

}}

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

He was born in the Bronx.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}} He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1933{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}} and St. John's University School of Law in 1936.{{sfn|"Federation President and 33 Alumni Elected"}} Healey attended the University of Pennsylvania on a track and field scholarship, and was a member of relay teams that set records for the one-mile run.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}} For several years, he was active as an official for the Amateur Athletic Union.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}

He was an attorney for the New York State Labor Relations Board from 1938 to 1940.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}} He was an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1940 until 1943.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}}

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.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}

Post-World War II

From 1946 to 1948, Healey was assistant corporation counsel for the city of New York.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}} 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.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}{{sfn|"The Boss's Henchman"}}

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.{{sfn|The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members}} He was elected to a full term in 1956, was reelected three times, and served from February 7, 1956, until January 3, 1965.{{sfn|Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 97th Congress}} Healey suffered a stroke in 1963;{{sfn|"Schuer Pressing Healey in Bronx"}} he recovered in time to mount a campaign for reelection in 1964, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.{{sfn|"Schuer Defeats Healey in Bronx"}}

Healey was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1968.{{sfn|Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 97th Congress}}

Retirement and death

In retirement, Healey was a resident of Southampton, New York.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}} He died there on December 16, 1981,{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}} and was buried at Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery in Southampton.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}}

Family

Healey was married twice; in 1938 he married Eleanor R. Callahan, the daughter of Bronx political figure Joseph M. Callahan.{{sfn|Eleanor Callahan Married in Church}} After her death in 1956, Healey married Mollie Allen, who survived him.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}

With his first wife, Healey was the father of four: James C., John J., Joseph, and Elizabeth Jane Healey Mulvihill.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}

Healey had two brothers, Thomas M., and Vincent P.; Vincent was a United States Navy officer who retired with the rank of rear admiral.{{sfn|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}

References

Sources

=Newspapers=

{{cite news |date=September 25, 1938 |title=Eleanor Callahan Married in Church; Daughter of Justice Joseph M. Callahan Is Bride of James C. Healey |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E5DB103CEF3ABC4D51DFBF668383629EDE&legacy=true |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|Eleanor Callahan Married in Church}}}}
{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Owen |date=December 1, 1960 |title=Federation President and 33 Alumni Elected to Congress, Courts and State Legislature |url=http://digitalmemory.stjohns.edu/cdm/ref/collection/alumnews1960/id/49 |work=St. John's University Alumni News |location=Queens, NY |page=1 |ref={{sfnRef|"Federation President and 33 Alumni Elected"}}}}
{{cite news |date=May 26, 1964 |title=The Boss's Henchman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/26/the-bosss-henchman.html |work=New York City Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"The Boss's Henchman"}}}}
{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Ronald |date=May 28, 1964 |title=Schuer Pressing Healey in Bronx |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/28/scheuer-pressing-healey-in-bronx.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"Schuer Pressing Healey in Bronx"}}}}
{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Ronald |date=June 3, 1964 |title=Schuer Defeats Healey in Bronx |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/03/scheuer-defeats-healey-in-bronx.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"Schuer Defeats Healey in Bronx"}}}}
{{cite news |date=December 18, 1981 |title=James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/18/obituaries/james-healey-dead-an-ex-congressman-from-bronx-district.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"James Healey Dead; An Ex-Congressman from Bronx District"}}}}

=Books=

{{cite book |last=Stone |first=Kurt F. |date=2011 |title=The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACTF56SnaykC&pg=PA189 |location=Lanham, MD |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=189 |isbn=978-0-8108-5731-5 |ref={{sfnRef|The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members}}}}
{{cite book |last=United States Congress |date=2005 |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA1227 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=US Government Printing Office |page=1227 |isbn=978-0-16-073176-1 |ref={{sfnRef|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005}}}}
{{cite book |last=United States House of Representatives |date=1982 |title=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 97th Congress |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkz4Cf7qbnYC&q=%22james+c.+healey%22+%22delegate%22+%221981%22 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=US Government Printing Office |page=788 |ref={{sfnRef|Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 97th Congress}}}}