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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Dirigible disasters. Report of the Joint Committee To Investigate Dirigible Disasters, pursuant to H.Con.Res. 15, a concurrent resolution to investigate the causes of dirigible dis...
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Revenue Bill of 1932. May 9 (calendar day, May 11), 1932. -- Ordered to be printed.
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"To Provide Adjusted Compensation for Veterans of the World War, and for Other Purposes." April 10 (calendar day, April 15), 1924. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Key to the year of decisions of cases in the United States Supreme Court. The opinions of the Attorneys General and other legal reports. Devised and arranged by I.J. Lowe, member o...
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Naval expansion program. April 18, 1938. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Massachusetts and the first ten amendments to the Constitution prepared by Denys P. Myers. Presented by Mr. Walsh. February 24 (calendar day, February 27), 1936. -- Ordered to be p...
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Extending to Chief Quartermaster Clerk David C. Buscall, United States Marine Corps (retired), the benefits of the act providing highest World War rank to retired warrant officers....
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"Authorizing the Attendance of the Marine Band at the Diamond Anniversary Convention of the Grand Army of the Republic To Be Held at Columbus, Ohio, September 14 to 19, Inclusive,...
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Authorizing postgraduate instruction for civilian employees of the Naval establishment. May 23, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
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To amend section 45 of the act of March 4, 1909, as amended. May 23, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Authorizing transfer of lands from the United States to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission under certain conditions and to accept title to another tract. Ma...
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Key to the year of decision of any case in the United States Supreme Court, federal and state reports. Devised and arranged by I.J. Lowe, member of the legal staff United States De...
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Investigation of United States Veterans' Bureau. January 28 (calendar day, January 29), 1924. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Transportation charges in the United States and Canada. Comparisons between transportation charges in United States and Canada on agricultural products. Supplemental to Senate Docu...
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Relief of the commissioned officers of the U.S.S. "St. Louis" during the Spanish-American War. October 1 (legislative day, September 15), 1943. -- Ordered to be printed.
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John F. Malley. June 3 (calendar day, June 5), 1924. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Airplane and battleship. Articles reprinted from the United States News of October 2 and 16, 1942. "The Airplane and the Battleship," by Rear Admiral G.J. Rowcliff, member of the G...
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Providing support for wool, amending the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, and providing for wool standards, and for other purposes. May 29 (legislative day, March 5),...
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Federal assistance to the states for the support of public education. April 3, 1939. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Public school system in the District of Columbia. May 24 (calendar day, May 26), 1920. -- Ordered to be printed.
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