Thomas J. Walsh

This article is about the politician Thomas J. Walsh. For the clergyman, see Thomas Joseph Walsh .

Thomas J. Walsh

Thomas James Walsh (born June 12, 1859 in Two Rivers , Manitowoc County , Wisconsin , † March 2, 1933 in Wilson , North Carolina ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Montana in the US Senate .

Life

After attending school, Walsh worked himself as a teacher before he began to study law at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and graduated from the law school there in 1884. That same year he was inducted into the bar, after which he opened a law firm in Redfield , Dakota Territory . In 1890 he moved to Helena , Montana.

politics

In 1906, Walsh first ran for a seat in the Washington Senate , but was defeated by Republican Joseph Dixon . Six years later he faced Dixon again and was successful this time. In the following years he was confirmed three times as a senator. During his 20 years in Congress , Walsh served as chairman of the mining committee and the pension committee .

Thomas Walsh played a key role in clearing up the Teapot Dome scandal as chairman of a committee of inquiry between 1922 and 1923 . Other focal points of his political work were the fight against child labor and the campaign for women's suffrage. He was the Democratic National Convention in 1924 in New York and 1932 in Chicago respectively as Chairman before.

In 1933, Walsh was appointed by the newly elected US President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Attorney General in his cabinet . He intended to travel to Washington by train to accept the appointment in person, but died while driving near the town of Wilson, North Carolina. Homer Stille Cummings took over the post intended for him .

Web links

• Thomas J. Walsh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas J. Walsh in the database of Find a Grave (English)