| LC control no. | n 88274249 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Walsh, David I. (David Ignatius), 1872-1947 |
| Variant(s) | Walsh, David Ignatius, 1872- |
| See also | Massachusetts. Governor (1914-1916 : Walsh) |
| Birth date | 1872-11-11 |
| Death date | 1947-06-11 |
| Place of birth | Leominster (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Boston (Mass.) |
| Affiliation | College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.) Boston University. School of Law Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Governors |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Page, T.W. Papers, 1906-1937 (Walsh, David Ignatius) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Walsh, David Ignatius, 1872- ; usage: David I. Walsh) Bio. Dir. of Am. Congress, 1774-1961 (Walsh, David Ignatius, 1872-1947; gov. of Mass.; Democratic senator, 1926-1947) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, Aug. 5, 2016 (Walsh, David Ignatius, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., November 11, 1872; attended the public schools; graduated from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., in 1893 and from Boston University Law School in 1897; admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Fitchburg, Mass., in 1897, later practicing in Boston; member, State house of representatives 1900-1901; lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1913 and Governor 1914-1915; chairman of the National Governors Conference 1914-1915; delegate at large to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917 and 1918; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1925; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924; resumed the practice of law in Boston; elected to the United States Senate on November 2, 1926, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Cabot Lodge and took his seat December 6, 1926; reelected in 1928, 1934 and 1940 for the term ending January 3, 1947; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946; chairman, Committee on Education and Labor (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses), Committee on Naval Affairs (Seventy-fourth through Seventy-seventh and Seventy-ninth Congresses); retired from political activities and resided in Clinton, Mass., until his death; died in Boston, Mass., June 11, 1947; interment in St. John's Cemetery, Clinton, Mass.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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