biography
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Thomas, John Parnell
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originally Feeney, Jr
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| lived:
| (1895–1970)
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| biography:
| US representative, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. A counter-espionage officer during World War 1, he sold bonds at Paine Webber (1924–41). A Republican mayor and New Jersey assemblyman before going to the US House of Representatives (1937–49), he joined the conservative Dies Committee (1939) and chaired the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (1947–50), punishing ‘unfriendly’ witnesses from Hollywood with prison terms. Indicted for padding his congressional payroll in 1949, he served time in federal prison, then retired to Florida. |
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