Jeremiah McGuire

Jeremiah McGuire (1823 in Isle of Man October 25, 1889 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.

He came to the United States in 1830. He worked for some time on a farm in Hector, Schuyler County, New York before he started to study the law with H. B. Jackson in Havana, Schuyler County, New York.

As a Democrat, he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1873 (Schuyler Co.); and in 1875 (Chemung Co.); and was elected Speaker in 1875. He ran for Congress in 1886, but was beaten by T. S. Flood.

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Harmon L. Gregory
New York State Assembly
Schuyler County

1873
Succeeded by
John B. Hoag
Preceded by
Edmund Miller
New York State Assembly
Chemung County

1875
Succeeded by
Edmund Miller
Political offices
Preceded by
James W. Husted
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1875
Succeeded by
James W. Husted


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