Michael Walsh (politician)

Michael Walsh (born May 4, 1810 in Youghal , Ireland , † March 17, 1859 in New York City ) was an Irish- American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Michael Walsh was born in Youghal, near Cork , during the Napoleonic era . He enjoyed a good education. Walsh studied at Trinity College in Dublin . He then immigrated to the United States and settled in Baltimore ( Maryland down). Walsh learned the trade in lithographic printing there . Then he moved to New York City, where he was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1839 . In 1843 he founded the Subterranean , which he had to discontinue after two years, following a conviction for defamation . He was re-elected to the New York State Assembly in 1846 and 1848. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1852 Walsh was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded John Henry Hobart Haws on March 4, 1853 . In 1854 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after March 3, 1855 Congress of. Then he worked as a newspaper reporter. Walsh died on March 17, 1859 in New York City and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in the then still separate city of Brooklyn .

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SURNAME	Walsh, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish-American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 4, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH	Youghal , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	March 17, 1859
Place of death	New York City