▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Law ▁School ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ; ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁year ▁and ▁comm enced ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - four th ▁and ▁Si xty - fif th ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ). ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁State ▁convent ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁there ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 6 . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery , ▁Long ▁Island ▁City , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Vincent ▁F lyn n ▁entry ▁at ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Brook lyn ▁Category : Bro ok lyn ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery ▁( Que ens ,