David I. Walsh
David Ignatius Walsh (November 11, 1872June 11, 1947) was an American politician from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the state's 46th governor before winning election to several terms in the United States Senate, becoming the first Irish Catholic from Massachusetts to fill either office.Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, Walsh was educated at the College of the Holy Cross, subsequently entering a legal practice in Boston after graduating from the Boston University School of Law. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1900 to 1901, establishing a reputation as an anti-imperialist and isolationist. In 1912, he won election as the 43rd lieutenant governor, becoming the state's first Democratic lieutenant governor in seventy years. He served as governor from 1914 to 1916 and led a successful effort to call for a state constitutional convention.
Walsh won election to the Senate in 1918, earning a reputation as a supporter of Irish independence and as a strong opponent of the Treaty of Versailles. He lost his re-election bid in 1924 but returned to the Senate two years later. Walsh became increasingly opposed to an activist government, and supported Al Smith over Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Despite his lukewarm support for President Roosevelt's New Deal agenda, he introduced the Walsh-Healey Act that established labor standards for government contractors. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Walsh opposed American involvement in World War II and was a leading member of the America First Committee. However, in a reversal from his earlier stance on the League of Nations, he voted to ratify the United Nations Charter in 1946.
Walsh lost his 1946 re-election bid to Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and died the following year. A maverick in the Senate who regularly broke with his own party, he was remembered chiefly for his isolationism, as well as his passionate defense of Irish and Catholic interests. Walsh, who never married, was also dogged by accusations of homosexuality during his lifetime, including a sensationalized scandal in his final term that he privately called "a tragic Gethsemane" to his political career. Provided by Wikipedia
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Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to transfer a vessel to the American Antarctic Association, Inc. June 11 (legislative day, March 5), 1946. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Permitting the Secretary of the Navy to delegate the authority to compromise and settle claims against the United States caused by vessels of the Navy or in the naval service, or f...
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Correcting the naval record of former members of the crews of the revenue cutters "Algonquin" and "Onondaga." June 28 (legislative day, March 5), 1946. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to construct aviation facilities at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. July 17 (legislative day, July 5), 1946. -- Ordered to be...
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Authorizing the use of naval vessels to determine the effect of atomic weapons upon such vessels. March 20 (legislative day, March 5), 1946. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Authorizing the conveyance of a parcel of land at the naval supply depot, Bayonne, N.J., to the American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. March 20 (legislative day, March 5), 194...
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Authorizing the payment of additional uniform gratuity to Reserve officers commissioned from the status of aviation cadets. March 22 (legislative day, March 5), 1946. -- Ordered to...
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Authorizing the promotion of personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who were prisoners of war. March 22 (legislative day, March 5), 1946. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Providing a posthumous advancement in grade for the late ensign Joseph Hester Patterson, United States Navy. July 14, (legislative day, July 10), 1939. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Amending the act to adjust the limitations on the profits of certain contractors with the United States. July 28 (legislative day, July 25), 1939. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Providing pensions at wartime rates for disability or death incurred in line of duty as a direct result of the conflict in the Far East. July 28 (legislative day, July 25), 1939. -...
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Authorizing the posthumous appointment of the late Arthur Mortimer Fields, Jr., to be an ensign of the United States Navy. July 28 (legislative day, July 25), 1939. -- Ordered to b...
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Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to issue the Navy Expeditionary Medal to certain Army and civilian personnel. February 29, 1940. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Amend section 7 of the act approved May 29, 1934, entitled "An Act To Regulate the Distribution, Promotion, Retirement, and Discharge of Commissioned Officers of the Marine Corps,...
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Amend the act entitled "An Act Making Appropriations for the Naval Service for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1903, and for Other Purposes," approved July 1, 1902. February 10, 19...
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Authorize certain officers of the United States Navy and officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps to accept such medals, orders, and decorations as have been tendered them by...
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"Provide for Reimbursement of Certain Enlisted Men and Former Enlisted Men of the Navy for Value of Personal Effects Destroyed in a Fire at the Naval Radio Station, Libugon, Guam,...
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Provide for reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Marine Corps for value of personal effects lost by fire at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., on O...
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Amend an act entitled "An Act Making Appropriations for the Naval Service for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1910, and for Other Purposes," approved March 3, 1909, to extend commi...
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Providing for the advancement on the retired list of the Navy of Clyde J. Nesser, a lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy, retired. May 6, 1937. -- Ordered to be printed.
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