John Lynch
"(February 18, 1825 - July 21, 1892) John Lynch was a merchant, manager, manufacturer and American politician. Lynch was born in Portland, Maine. He was the manager of the Portland Daily Press (1862) and established the Washington Daily Union in 1877. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1862 to 1864. Lynch was elected as a Republican to the 39th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd Congresses (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1873), where he served as Chairman for the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (41st Congress) and on the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (42nd congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the Unites States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=L000531]"
Member of
Maine Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Maine Delegation - United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Maine Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment
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