# John Andrew Sullivan

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Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1868–1927)

For other people named John Sullivan, see [John Sullivan (disambiguation)](/source/John_Sullivan_(disambiguation)).

John Andrew Sullivan Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 Preceded by Samuel L. Powers Succeeded by Andrew James Peters Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Suffolk District[1] In office 1900-1902 Preceded by Charles Hiller Innes[2] Succeeded by Charles S. Clerke[3] Personal details Born (1868-05-10)May 10, 1868 Boston, Massachusetts, US Died May 31, 1927(1927-05-31) (aged 59) Scituate, Massachusetts, US Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts Party Democratic Alma mater Boston University Law School Profession Lawyer

**John Andrew Sullivan** (May 10, 1868 – May 31, 1927) was a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

Born in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), Sullivan attended the common and high schools. He was graduated from the [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) Law School in 1896. He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) the same year and commenced practice in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts). He served as member of the Massachusetts State Senate 1900-1902.

Sullivan was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Fifty-eighth](/source/58th_United_States_Congress) and [Fifty-ninth](/source/59th_United_States_Congress) Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).[4] He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He resumed the practice of law in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts).

He was appointed a member of the Boston Finance Commission in July 1907 and served until the commission expired. In June 1909, Sullivan became chairman of the permanent [Boston Finance Commission](/source/Boston_Finance_Commission). He resigned in 1914 to become corporation counsel of Boston. Later, he was a lecturer on municipal government at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1912 and 1913 and then at [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) Law School from 1920 to 1925. Sullivan resumed the practice of his profession in Boston.

He died in [Scituate, Massachusetts](/source/Scituate%2C_Massachusetts), May 31, 1927 and was interred in [Holy Cross Cemetery](/source/Holy_Cross_Cemetery_(Malden%2C_Massachusetts)), [Malden, Massachusetts](/source/Malden%2C_Massachusetts).

## References

- United States Congress. ["John Andrew Sullivan (id: S001055)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001055). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bridgman, A. M. (1902), *A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Volume IX*, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman, p. 140

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bridgman, A. M. (1900), *A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Volume XI*, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman, p. 140

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bridgman, A. M. (1903), *A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Volume XII*, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman, p. 141

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cd_4-0)** ["S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903"](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-04562_00_00-001-0001-0000). *GovInfo.gov*. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 50. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

Legal offices Preceded by Joseph J. Corbett Boston Corporation Counsel 1914–1917 Succeeded by Alexander Whiteside Political offices Preceded by Position created Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission 1909–1914 Succeeded by John R. Murphy U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Samuel L. Powers Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 Succeeded by Andrew James Peters Political offices Preceded by Charles Hiller Innes Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Suffolk District 1900–1902 Succeeded by Charles S. Clerke

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

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