{{Short description|American politician (1887–1948)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James L. McConaughy | image = James L. McConaughy (Connecticut Governor).jpg | caption = From ''State of Connecticut Register and Manual 1947'' | order2 = 76th | office2 = Governor of Connecticut | lieutenant2 = [[James C. Shannon]] | term_start2 = January 8, 1947 | term_end2 = March 7, 1948 | predecessor2 = [[Charles Wilbert Snow|Wilbert Snow]] | successor2 = [[James C. Shannon]] | order3 = 85th | office3 = Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | governor3 = [[Raymond E. Baldwin]] | term_start3 = January 4, 1939 | term_end3 = January 8, 1941 | predecessor3 = [[T. Frank Hayes]] | successor3 = [[Odell Shepard]] | birth_name = James Lukens McConaughy | birth_date = {{birth date|1887|10|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], US | death_date = {{death date and age|1948|3|7|1887|10|21}} | death_place = [[Hartford, Connecticut]], US | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Elizabeth Townshend McConaughy | children = | alma_mater = {{hlist|[[Yale University]]|[[Bowdoin College]]|[[Columbia University]]}} | profession = {{hlist|[[college professor]]|[[politician]]}} }}
'''James Lukens McConaughy''' (October 21, 1887 – March 7, 1948) was an American politician and the [[List of governors of Connecticut|76th governor of Connecticut]].
==Biography== McConaughy was born in New York on October 21, 1887. At [[Yale University]], McConaughy was a member of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity and completed his bachelor's degree in 1909. While at Yale, McConaughy entered the inner circle of classmate [[Robert Moses]], noted urban planner and one of the most influential figures in the history of New York City. He completed his master's degree from [[Bowdoin College]] in 1911. He then completed his Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]] in 1913. He also completed another master's degree from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1915.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=James L. McConaughy|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/300/000068096/|publisher=NNDB Soylent Communications|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref> He taught English and education at Bowdoin College from 1909 to 1915. He married Elizabeth Townshend in 1913, and they had three children.<ref name="auto"/> He was a professor of education at Dartmouth College from 1918 to 1925. He also was President of [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] and [[Wesleyan University]] from 1925 to 1943.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=James L. McConaughy|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_mcconaughy_james.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
== Politics == McConaughy was a Republican. He was the [[List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut|85th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]] from 1939 to 1941. The following year, he served as president of the United China Relief Fund, and was civilian deputy of the Office of Strategic Service, serving from 1943 to 1945. He was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|title=James L. McConaughy|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#165.90.08|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
McConaughy won the 1946 Republican gubernatorial nomination, and was elected Connecticut's 76th governor. During his term, legislation was constituted that subsidized local bonds for housing construction. Twenty million dollars were granted for school construction that benefited rural areas more than larger cities. The state's first sales tax was initiated; unemployment benefits and old-age annuities were enhanced. In addition, a Fair Employment Practices Commission was founded, and a state bonus was instituted for World War II veterans.<ref name="auto1"/>
==Death== McConaughy died in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], of [[coronary thrombosis]] on March 7, 1948, before finishing his term.
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. ''Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978''. Greenwood Press, 1988. {{ISBN|0-313-28093-2}}
==External links== *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#165.90.08 The Political Graveyard] *[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_mcconaughy_james.html National Governors Association]
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