| LC control no. | n 88179554 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dodd, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph), 1907-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Dodd, Thomas J., 1907-1971 |
| Birth date | 19070517 |
| Death date | 19710524 |
| Place of birth | Norwich, Conn. |
| Place of death | Old Lyme, Conn. |
| Affiliation | Providence College Yale Law School United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation United States. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Boise State Univ. Lib. for Church, Frank, Papers, 1941-1984 (Dodd, Thomas J.) LC data base, 7-19-89 (hdg.: Dodd, Thomas J., 1907-1971) His Freedom and foreign policy, 1962 title page (Thomas J. Dodd) Bio. Dir. of the Am. Cong., 1989 (Dodd, Thomas Joseph; b. 1907; lawyer; special agent for the F.B.I., 1933-1934; exec. trial counsel, Office of the U.S. Chief Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality at Nuremburg, Germany, 1945-1946; U.S. Congressman from Conn., 1953-1957; U.S. Senator from Conn., 1959-1971; censured by U.S. Senate in 1967 for financial misconduct; father of Christopher John Dodd, U.S. Senator from Conn. 1981- ; d. 1971) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, Aug. 6, 2013 (Dodd, Thomas Joseph, (father of Christopher John Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., May 15, 1907; attended the public schools; graduated from St. Anselm's Preparatory School in 1926, Providence College in 1930, and Yale University Law School in 1933; special agent for Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1933 and 1934; Connecticut director of National Youth Administration 1935-1938; assistant to five successive United States Attorneys General 1938-1945; vice chairman, Board of Review, and later executive trial counsel, Office of the United States Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality at Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945 and 1946; engaged in private practice of law in Hartford, Conn., 1947-1953; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was unsuccessful for election to the United States Senate in 1956; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1958; reelected in 1964 and served from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1971; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970; censured by the Senate in 1967 for financial misconduct; was a resident of Old Lyme, Conn., until his death on May 24, 1971; interment in St. Michael's New Cemetery, Pawcatuck, Conn.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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