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==Later life and death==

==Later life and death==

In 1943, Gavagan, elected to the New York Supreme Court, resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives. He was reelected to another term as justice on the state Supreme Court, and later died at 1968 in Bennington, Vermont. Gavagan is interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. He was a member of the American Legion and the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=politicalgraveyard/>

In 1943, Gavagan was elected to the New York Supreme Court and resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives, shrinking the Democratic membership to 217 seats, under a majority.<ref>January 12, 1944. [https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/12/archives/house-democrats-down-to-217-seats.html House Democrats Down to 217 Seats]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2023.</ref> He was reelected to another term as justice on the state Supreme Court, and later died at 1968 in Bennington, Vermont. Gavagan is interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. He was a member of the American Legion and the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=politicalgraveyard/>

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