The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . er, 1910, he received a plurality ofseventeen hundred and fifty-one, taking his seat at theopening of the Sixty-second Congress, and was reelectedsuccessively for three terms by pluralities of thirty-fivehundred, nine hundred, and twenty-nine hundred. Thelatter part of his term of service included that mosttrying period of the LInited States participation in thegreat war and the critical period immediately precedingthe American entrance, and during that time, which sointensely magnified the weakness or strength of men inpubl
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . er, 1910, he received a plurality ofseventeen hundred and fifty-one, taking his seat at theopening of the Sixty-second Congress, and was reelectedsuccessively for three terms by pluralities of thirty-fivehundred, nine hundred, and twenty-nine hundred. Thelatter part of his term of service included that mosttrying period of the LInited States participation in thegreat war and the critical period immediately precedingthe American entrance, and during that time, which sointensely magnified the weakness or strength of men inpublic life, he was an advocate of the staunchest Amer-icanism and stood with the most loyal patriotism insupport of the administration. During the Sixty-fifthCongress he served as a member of the committee ofways and means, and in that capacity, as in all othersof his public career, he gave his important duties thebest of his time and effort. The needs of his con-stituency have never been neglected by him and he hassecured governmental interest in numerous projects of. y BIOGRAPHICAL 295 lenefit to his State, in connection with coast and rivervork. public buildings, and service training stations,-le has been a constant friend of the naval stations in\Tarragansett bay, and the port of Providence has ben-?fited by his active interest. Mr. OShaunessy, having)een at one time a post office clerk under civil service?ules and regulations, has ever been concerned with thisjranch, finding time to champion the cause of those:;mploved under civil service direction and working withintelligently applied zeal in their behalf. His public:areer is an open book of capable and disinterestedservice, service that has gained him the confidence ofhis colleagues and the approval of the constituencywhose servant he was. Mr. OShaunessy has resumedhis private practice as senior member of the firm ofOShaunessy, Gainer & Carr, of Providence, havingbeen the unsuccessful opponent of Senator Le BaronColt for th
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