Thomas Yates Walsh

Thomas Yates Walsh (* 1809 in Baltimore , Maryland ; †  January 20, 1865 there ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Walsh attended the public schools in his home country as well as St. Mary's College , where he studied from 1821 to 1824. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1832, he began to work in Baltimore in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . In 1847 and 1848 he sat on the city council of his hometown.

In the congressional election of 1850 Walsh was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Robert Milligan McLane on March 4, 1851 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat William Thomas Hamilton in 1852 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1853 . This was determined by the discussions about slavery . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Walsh practiced as a lawyer again. He died on January 20, 1865 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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