James Edward McVann (December 24,1891 –July 31,1970) was an American attorney and politician who served as mayor of Peabody,Massachusetts and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
McVann was born on December 24,1891. He was educated in the Peabody public schools and graduated from Northeastern College. [1] He studied law in the office of Frank E. Farnham and was admitted to the bar in 1916. In 1918 he formed a partnership with Farnham's son,Horace P. Farnham. On January 19,1919,McVann married Helen G. Regan,a Salem,Massachusetts public school teacher. [2]
McVann represented the 11th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 1919 and 1921–1922 legislatures. [1] He was the runner up to J. Leo Sullivan in the 1930 and 1932 mayoral elections. [3] [4] Sullivan did not run in 1934 and McVann defeated former mayor Robert A. Bakeman and Charles V. Cassidy by a wide margin to become mayor. [5] In 1936,he beat leather worker Joseph B. O'Keefe by 58 votes to win a second term. [6] He did not run for reelection in 1938. [7] From 1950 to 1962,McVann was a member of the Peabody city council. [8] [9]
McVann died on July 31,1970,at his home in Peabody. He was survived by his wife and three children. [9]
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