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Quoted directly from MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, by Edwin P. Conklin, New York, 1927, VOL III, P. 187.JAMES I. ROONEY --Having been admitted to practice in all of the courts of the State and Federal courts of Massachusetts, James I. Rooney is rapidly building up a large and lucrative clientele in Waltham. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, October 17, 1899, son of William F. and Jane (Greeley) Rooney.'William F. Rooney was born in Waltham, and is engaged in the provision business. For four years he has also served his town as postmaster, under Cleveland's administration. His mother was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in 1914.
James I. Rooney received his early education in the St. Joseph Parochial School and Boston College High School, graduating from the latter school in 1917. He then entered Boston College, graduating with the class of 1921, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in, 1924 graduating from the Boston University, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Since his graduation he has been admitted to all the courts in the State and Federal courts, and is practicing his profession here with offices at No. 661 Main.Street, fast becoming recognized by his contemporaries in the profession as a progressive attorney. During the World War he served at the Offiters' Training School at Camp Lee, Virginia. His recreational hobbles are football and baseball. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Waltham.
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