Brien McMahon

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Brien McMahon

James O'Brien McMahon (born October 6, 1903 in Norwalk , Connecticut , † July 28, 1952 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . From 1945 until his death he sat for the US state Connecticut in the US Senate .

biography

McMahon was born in Norwalk in 1903. He studied law . He graduated from Fordham University in 1924 and Yale University in 1927. In the same year he was also admitted to the bar. He opened his own law firm in Norwalk. He later worked as a judge in the service of the City of Norwalk. The United States Attorney General Homer S. Cummings called McMahon 1933 personal to his assistant. In 1935 he was promoted to United States Assistant Attorney General . He took over the management of the crime department.

In 1939, McMahon retired from the administration. He went back with its own firm in Norwalk independently . In 1940 McMahon married Rosemary Turner. With her he had the daughter Patricia.

In 1944, McMahon ran successfully for a seat in the US Senate. He prevailed against John A. Danaher . From then on, McMahon represented internationalist views. At the end of 1945 McMahon was elected chairman of the special committee for atomic energy . At the end of the committee work there was the Atomic Energy Act , which is also known as the McMahon Act. As a result of this law, the United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy was established. McMahon was its chairman several times. After an atomic bomb was detonated near Alamogordo in New Mexico in 1945 , McMahon describes this day as the most beautiful day since the birth of Jesus Christ.

In 1950 McMahon was re-elected from office by the Connecticut people. In 1952, McMahon died of cancer in Washington, DC. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Norwalk.

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SURNAME McMahon, Brien
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMahon, James O'Brien (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwalk , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1952
Place of death Washington, DC