J. Burrwood Daly

Who was J. Burrwood Daly?

John Burrwood Daly was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Daly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from La Salle College High School in Philadelphia in 1890 and from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1896. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and opened a private practice in Philadelphia. He served as assistant city solicitor from 1914 to 1922. He was a member of the faculty of La Salle College from 1923 to 1930.

Daly was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, and Seventy-sixth Congresses and served until his death in Philadelphia at the age of 67.