Background
Mcgroarty, John Steven was born on August 20, 1862 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Hugh and Mary M. Mcgroarty.
Mcgroarty, John Steven was born on August 20, 1862 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Hugh and Mary M. Mcgroarty.
Educated Harry Hillman Academy, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Doctor of Letters, University of California, 1925. Doctor of Laws, University of Santa Clara, 1927.
Treasurer Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1890-1893. Admitted to bar, 1894, and practiced 2 years. Left Pennsylvania, 1896, and settled in Los Angeles, 1901.
Member 74th and 75th Congresses (1935-1939), 11th California District Author: Poets and Poetry of Wyoming Valley, 1885.
Just California, 1903. Wander Songs, 1908; The King’s Highway, 1909.
California—Its History and Romance, 1911. The Mission Play, 1911.
Louisiana Golondrina (a drama of California), 1923.
Osceola (drama), 1927. Babylon (drama), 1927. Elected poet laureate of California by State Legislature, 1933.
Home: Tujunga, California.
Member 74th and 75th Congresses (1935-1939), 11th California District.
Married Ida Lubrecht, November 19, 1890.