John W. McCormack

McCormack was born in Boston on December 21, 1891.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=2}} He was the son of Joseph H. McCormack, a hod carrier and native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and his wife Mary Ellen (née O'Brien) McCormack of Boston (1861–1913).{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}} He said he was one of 12 children, several of whom died as children or young adults.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}} In fact, Mary Ellen McCormack carried eight children to term, and six lived long enough to be counted in the census or included in other records.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}} John McCormack's older siblings Patrick (d. 1911), Catherine (d. 1906), and James (d. 1906) died at ages 24, 19 and 17, respectively.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}} His brother Edward ("Knocko") died in Boston in 1963 at age 67.{{sfn|"E. J. McCormack Dies; Speaker's Brother"|page=4}} McCormack's brother Donald died in Texas in 1966 at the age of 65.{{sfn|Speaker McCormack's Brother Dies|page=7}} McCormack also had a half brother named Harry from his father's first marriage; Harry died on Prince Edward Island at age 18 in 1902.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}}

McCormack said for most of his life that his father died when McCormack was 13; other sources indicate that his father actually left the family and moved to Waldoboro, Maine, where he worked in the local granite quarries.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}} He died in 1929, and was buried in a pauper's grave at Waldoboro Rural Cemetery.{{sfn|"Irish Identity Politics"|pages=7–34}}

McCormack attended the John Andrew Grammar School through the eighth grade.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=2}} He then left school to help support his family, initially working for $3 a week (about $95 in 2021) as an errand boy for a brokerage firm.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=3}} McCormack and his brothers also managed a large newspaper delivery route for $11 a week (about $347 in 2021).{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=3}} He later left the brokerage for the office of attorney William T. Way, where he received a 50-cent a week increase.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=3}} He began to study law with Way, passed the Massachusetts bar exam at age 21, and was admitted to the bar despite not having gone to high school or college.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|pages=2–3}} He was also an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.{{cite web |title=Congressional Record | year=1968 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iD0keoZvrp0C&dq=%22order+of+elks%22&pg=PA3727 |access-date=30 August 2022 |pages=3726}}

As a young man, McCormack began his involvement in politics by making campaign speeches on behalf of local Democratic candidates.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|pages=3–4}} In May 1917, McCormack was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, representing the 11th Suffolk District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=4}}{{sfn|Journal of the Constitutional Convention|pages=7–8, 11}}

In June 1918, McCormack enlisted in the United States Army for World War I,{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} and was initially posted to Camp Devens, Massachusetts, as a member of the 14th Company of the 151st Depot Brigade.{{sfn|Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention|page=94}} After completing his initial training, McCormack was assigned to the Infantry Replacement Center at Camp Lee, Virginia, to receive officer training.{{sfn|Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention|page=94}} McCormack advanced through the ranks from private to sergeant major, and was attending Officer Training School at Camp Lee when the Armistice occurred.{{sfn|Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention|page=94}} He was discharged in late November, following the end of the war.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}}{{sfn|Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention|page=94}}

{{see also|1920 Massachusetts legislature|1921–1922 Massachusetts legislature|1923–1924 Massachusetts legislature|1925–1926 Massachusetts legislature}}

File:1923 John W McCormack senator Massachusetts.jpg

After the war McCormack practiced law and resumed his political career.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} He soon entered the state legislature, representing the 11th Suffolk District{{sfn|Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1920|page=226}} in the House from 1920 to 1922 and serving in the Senate from 1923 to 1926, including holding the leadership position of Democratic floor leader in 1925 and 1926.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} In 1926 he made an unsuccessful primary election run against incumbent Congressman James A. Gallivan.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} McCormack made a favorable impression in a losing cause, leaving him well positioned for a future race.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|pages=5, 7}} He resumed practicing law, and built a successful career as a trial attorney, which enabled him to enjoy an income that reached $30,000 a year (approximately $400,000 in 2016).{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=7}}

McCormack was selected as a delegate to every state Democratic convention from 1920 until his retirement.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|page=1533}} In addition, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1932, 1940, 1944, and 1948.{{sfn|Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|page=1533}}

McCormack's opportunity to run for Congress again came after Gallivan died in 1928.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=7}} That November McCormack won both the special election to complete Gallivan's term in the U.S. House as well as the general election for a full term.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=7}} He was reelected 20 times, initially from the 12th District, and from the re-numbered 9th after 1963.{{sfn|Our Campaigns.com}} McCormack usually won reelection without difficulty, and he served in the House from November 6, 1928, to January 3, 1971 (the 70th to 91st Congresses).{{sfn|Our Campaigns.com}} He did not run for reelection in 1970.{{sfn|Congress A-Z|page=299}}

At the beginning of his House career, McCormack served on the Committee on Territories,{{sfn|Historical Information of the Committee on Resources|page=355}} In his second term, Speaker John Nance Garner appointed McCormack to the powerful Ways and Means Committee, and he served there until 1941.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}

McCormack maintained a consistently liberal voting record throughout his Congressional career, including support for the New Deal.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} In 1934, he served as chairman of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee, which investigated Communist and Nazi propaganda and recruitment efforts in the United States prior to World War II.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=9}}

When Sam Rayburn became Speaker in 1940, he backed McCormack for majority leader, a key factor in McCormack's victory over Clifton A. Woodrum.{{sfn|The Austin-Boston Connection|pages=123–124}} For the next 21 years, McCormack was the second-ranking Democrat in the House;{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} he served as majority leader with Rayburn as Speaker when Democrats had the majority (1939–1947, 1951–1953, 1955–1961), and as minority whip with Rayburn as minority leader when the Republicans controlled the House (1947–1949, 1953–1955).{{sfn|The Austin-Boston Connection|pages=124–125, 127–128}}

Always staunch in his opposition to both Communism and Fascism, he played a key role in extending the military draft, just before the attack on Pearl Harbor, when isolationist sentiment and opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II were still strong.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=9}}

In March 1946, McCormack spoke at a rally of 20,000 participants in Madison Square Garden, protesting against Britain's recent reversal of its pro-Zionist policies in Mandatory Palestine. McCormack accused Britain of using its Empire"against those stoned survivors, whom Hitler did not quite succeed in exterminating."{{Cite web |title=20,000 at Madison Square Garden Meeting Protest British Policy in Palestine |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/20000-at-madison-square-garden-meeting-protest-british-policy-in-palestine |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}

He was chairman of the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration in the 85th Congress (1957 to 1959).{{sfn|"Read You Loud and Clear!"|page=28}} In that role, he introduced and secured passage of the bill that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).{{sfn|"Read You Loud and Clear!"|page=28}}

McCormack voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957,{{cite journal|title=House – June 18, 1957|journal=Congressional Record|volume=103|issue=7|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=9518|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1957-pt7/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1957-pt7-8-2.pdf|access-date=February 27, 2022}}{{cite journal|title=House – August 27, 1957|journal=Congressional Record|volume=103|issue=12|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=16112–16113|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1957-pt12/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1957-pt12-4-2.pdf|access-date=February 27, 2022}} and voted in favor of the initial House resolution for the Civil Rights Act of 1960 on March 24, 1960,{{cite journal|title=House – March 24, 1960|journal=Congressional Record|volume=106|issue=5|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=6512|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1960-pt5/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1960-pt5-8-2.pdf|access-date=February 27, 2022}} but did not vote on the Senate amendment to the bill on April 21, 1960.{{cite journal|title=House – April 21, 1960|journal=Congressional Record|volume=106|issue=7|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=8507–8508|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1960-pt7/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1960-pt7-2-2.pdf|access-date=February 27, 2022}}

File:Mayor John F. Collins; John McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Mary Collins; daughter of John and Mary Collins in front of Amrheins Restaurant watching a St. Patrick's Day parade (12306414393).jpg John F. Collins (1960–1968) during a St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston.]]

{{See also|Powell v. McCormack}}

After Rayburn's death in November 1961, McCormack acted as Speaker until winning election to the post in early 1962; he served from January 1962 until retiring from the House in 1971.{{sfn|Congress A-Z|page=299}} McCormack's nine years as Speaker were dominated by House passage of Great Society legislation during the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson, including laws to expand civil rights, access to public education, and health care for the elderly.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}

McCormack was the first Catholic to be elected Speaker, and some critics complained that his religion sometimes showed in his leadership qualities.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} As an example, during the 1961 debate on federal aid to schools, McCormack insisted that church schools should be included, and the bill died because of disagreement over this issue.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} In 1963, McCormack changed his position, and oversaw passage of an aid bill devoted primarily to public schools.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}

File:President John F. Kennedy with Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack.jpg John F. Kennedy in 1962]]

File:John McCormack speaking at luncheon, 15 Feb 1966.JPEG

The latter part of McCormack's tenure increasingly focused on the debate over the Vietnam War, which he supported.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} McCormack's demeanor changed during these years and he reminded some observers of a kindly elder relative attempting to provide wisdom and guidance to unruly younger family members.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} According to House members, McCormack's strength was his personal consideration of members, which inspired them to return his affection and sparked a desire to work with him.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} His weakness was that the seniority system created entrenched committee chairmen who wielded great power in the House, but could not be controlled by the Speaker.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} As Speaker, McCormack pursued a national agenda; he was proud of fighting for passage of farm bills, though he said he did not have "more than five flower pots in my whole district."{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}

Between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, and the swearing-in of Hubert Humphrey as Vice President on January 20, 1965, McCormack was first in the line of succession, thus he received Secret Service protection.{{sfn|Four Days in November|page=94}}

In January 1969, Arizona representative Morris Udall attempted to unseat McCormack as Speaker.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} In 1970, the political attacks increased and several representatives urged McCormack to step down because of his age.{{sfn|The Austin-Boston Connection|pages=145–146}} Jerome R. Waldie of California asked a party caucus to declare a lack of confidence in his leadership, which it refused to do.{{sfn|The Austin-Boston Connection|pages=145–146}} McCormack decided not to run for reelection to the House in early 1970, but kept his decision secret until he announced it publicly in May.{{sfn|The Austin-Boston Connection|pages=145–146}} McCormack was succeeded as Representative in 1971 by Louise Day Hicks,{{sfn|Women in Congress, 1917–2006|page=460}} and as Speaker by Carl Albert.{{sfn|Fighting for the Speakership|page=294}}

File:Speaker John McCormack.jpg

In retirement, McCormack lived in Boston.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} He died of pneumonia in a Dedham nursing home on November 22, 1980.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} He was buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=20}}

File:Speaker of the House John W. McCormack Gravesite.jpg

In 1983, the University of Massachusetts Boston established the John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} In 1985, the university dedicated John W. McCormack Hall, which was named in McCormack's honor.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=Title}} In 2003, the McCormack Institute was expanded into a graduate school.{{sfn|"The Lasting Legacy of John McCormack"}} In 2010, the school expanded its mission again, and it was renamed the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies.{{sfn|"The Lasting Legacy of John McCormack"}} The McCormack Graduate School's mission currently includes training in social justice, government accountability and transparency, and strengthening democratic institutions.{{sfn|"The Lasting Legacy of John McCormack"}}

The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse in Boston was built in the early 1930s, and was renamed in McCormack's honor.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=15}} It was designated a Boston landmark by the city Landmarks Commission in 1998, and in 2011 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{sfn|"John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse"|page=1}}

John W. McCormack Middle School in Dorchester was also named for him.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=15}}

A Massachusetts state government office building at Ashburton Place in Boston is also named for McCormack.{{sfn|"McCormack Building Occupant Handbook"|page=11}}

In 1920, McCormack married Marguerite Harriet Joyce (usually known as Harriet or M. Harriet); she was seven years older than McCormack and pursuing a career as an opera singer, a vocation she gave up after their wedding.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} The McCormacks had no children.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} While Congress was in session, they lived at the Washington Hotel.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}}

Stories about McCormack's devotion to his wife became legendary; his friends and colleagues claimed that they always had dinner together, no matter how late McCormack worked, and that they never spent a night apart.{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|page=5}} McCormack and his wife were devout Roman Catholics, and he was a Knight of Columbus;{{sfn|The Knights of Columbus in Massachusetts|page=88}} both were honored by the Vatican in recognition of their work on behalf of the church.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}} Harriet McCormack died at age 87 in December 1971, following a long hospitalization.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}{{sfn|Biography, John W. McCormack|pages=14–15}} For more than a year, McCormack had spent every night in an adjoining hospital room.{{sfn|"Ex-House Speaker John McCormack Dies"}}

Edward J. McCormack Jr., the son of McCormack's brother Edward ("Knocko"), served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1958 to 1963.{{sfn|"Edward J. McCormack Jr., 73"}} He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1962, and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in the 1966 election.{{sfn|"Edward J. McCormack Jr., 73"}}

• Electoral history of John W. McCormack

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