James McAndrews

James McAndrews (October 22, 1862 – August 31, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

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James McAndrews
Chicago Eagle newspaper, June 7, 1913
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	Frederick A. Britten
Succeeded by	Charles S. Dewey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	Edmund J. Stack
Succeeded by	John J. Gorman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	William F. Mahoney
Succeeded by	Anthony Michalek
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	Thomas Cusack
Succeeded by	George Peter Foster
Personal details
Born	(1862-10-22)October 22, 1862 Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Died	August 31, 1942(1942-08-31) (aged 79) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

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Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, McAndrews attended the common schools. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, and engaged in business, serving as building commissioner of Chicago.

McAndrews was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905).^[1] He was then elected to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, and instead resumed his business activities. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

McAndrews was elected to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, and Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He died in Chicago, Illinois, and was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.