Background
Rooney, John Jay was born on November 29, 1903 in Brooklyn. Son of James and Ellen (Fitzsimons) Rooney.
Rooney, John Jay was born on November 29, 1903 in Brooklyn. Son of James and Ellen (Fitzsimons) Rooney.
Student Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, 1920-1922, Doctor of Laws. Bachelor of Laws, Fordham University, 1925.
Practiced law, Brooklyn, 1926-1940, assistant district attorney, Kings County, 1940-1944. Elected to congress 4th New York district, at special election, June 6, 1944. Member 83d-93d Congresses 14th New York District Founder American Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Regent Smithsonian Institution.
Member of council regents Saint Francis College. Regent Smithsonian Institute.
Board directors Haym Salomon Home Aged.
Member Brooklyn Bar Association, District Attorneys Association State New York, Celtic Circle, Saint Patrick Society Brooklyn, Ancient Order of Hibernians in American (vice president New New York Clubs: Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel, Lawyers, Montauk.
Married Catherine Kramm Curran. Children: John James, Edward, Mary (Mistress Michael G. Farrell), Arthur, William.