He served in the United States Army as an enlisted man in 1943 and 1944 . Tumulty served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1944 – 1952 , serving as minority leader in 1951 . He was assistant corporation counsel for Jersey City from 1943 – 1954 , was a delegate to the 1952 Democratic National Convention , and was secretary to the mayor of Jersey City in 1952 and 1953 . Famous as a storyteller and also for his 300-pound frame , Tumulty described his time in the army as " I went in as a private and came out as a platoon . " Tumulty was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth Congress , serving in office from January 3 , 1955 – January 3 , 1957 , and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-fifth Congress
1952 Democratic National Convention
1952 Democratic National Convention
T. James Tumulty