Augustine Lonergan

U.S. Congressperson

1874 – 1947

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Who was Augustine Lonergan?

Augustine Lonergan, of Hartford, Connecticut, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1913 to 1915, 1917 to 1921, and 1931 to 1933. He was also a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1933 to 1939.

Lonergan was elected to the Senate by narrowly defeating Hiram Bingham III amidst the Roosevelt landslide of 1932 due to the Great Depression. But he lost re-election in 1938.

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Born
May 20, 1874
Thompson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Hartford
Died
Oct 18, 1947
Washington, D.C.

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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