sentences:  He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Monroe Co., 2nd D.) in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898; and was Speaker in 1897 and 1898.O'Grady was elected as a Republican to the 56th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1901.Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Rochester.