▁States ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁solic itor ▁for ▁Pitt ston ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Lu zer ne ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Fl ann ery ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - fif th , ▁Se vent y - six th , ▁and ▁Se vent y - se vent h ▁Congress es . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁to ▁become ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁ple as ▁court ▁of ▁Lu zer ne ▁County . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁for ▁a ▁ten - year ▁term ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Con vent ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 2 - 1 0 ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pitt ston , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P