Laurence K. Walrath

Laurence Kaye Walrath (born on 16th August 1909 in Meadville ( Pennsylvania ), died on 5. April 1976 in Washington DC ) was an American lawyer and government officials. He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1956 to 1972 .

Life

Laurence K. Walrath was born to Frank M. Walrath and Ina Kaye. He studied from 1926 to 1927 at Emory University and then at the University of Florida . He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1931 and his Juris Doctor in 1934 .

He was admitted to the bar that same year and began working for the Albion W. Knight law firm in Jacksonville. From 1941 he was a partner in this law firm, which last operated under the name Knight, Walrath, Kincaid and Young. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the US Navy, temporarily deployed in the Mediterranean.

From 1948 to 1949 he supported the Legal Aid Association as director for corporate law. He was also a legal advisor to the Boy Scouts of America and was responsible for disaster relief for the American Red Cross from 1946 to 1949 .

On February 28, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated him as Democrat for the vacant seat of Martin Kelso Elliott on the Interstate Commerce Commission with a remaining term until December 31, 1956. On March 15, 1956, the confirmation by the US Senate and he takes the oath of office on March 29, 1956. He was nominated twice again, with a term ending December 31, 1970. In 1971, Dale W. Hardin was appointed to the commission early for a further seven years. Walrath took over the remaining term of office from Hardin until December 31, 1972.

In 1963 he was the rotating chairman of the ICC. On June 30, 1972, he resigned and then worked as a consultant for the civil engineering company William H. Smith and Associates.

Most recently he lived in Leesburg (Florida). He died on April 5, 1976 after a heart attack. He was married to Mildred Hoff for the second time and had four children.

Web links

• ICC practitioners' journal. v.23 no.8 (1956). Retrieved July 9, 2019 . 
• Agency hearings: hearings before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress, first session, on regulatory agencies under jurisdiction of the committee. Washington, 1957 ( hathitrust.org [accessed July 9, 2019]).
• 9 Apr 1976, Page 79 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .