McMahon, Brien, 1903-1952

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U.S. senator from Connecticut.

From the description of Papers of Brien McMahon, 1943-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449432

Biographical Note

1903, Oct. 6: Born, Norwalk, Conn.
1924: A.B., Fordham University, New York, N.Y.
1927: LL.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; admitted to Connecticut bar
1933: Judge, city court, Norwalk, Conn.
1933 - 1935 : Special assistant to United States attorney general
1935 - 1936 : Acting assistant attorney general
1936: Became assistant attorney general in charge of Criminal Division
1938: In charge of prosecution of Harlan County Coal Operators Associations
1939: Chairman, Attorney General’s Committee on Survey of Release Procedures
1940: Married Rosemary Turner
1944: Elected United States senator from Connecticut
1945 - 1947 : Chairman, Special Committee on Atomic Energy, United States Senate
1946: McMahon Act for the Control of Atomic Energy (S.1717) signed by President Harry S. Truman
1950: Reelected United States senator
1951: Advocated six-fold expansion of atomic bomb program
1952: Promoted as a Democratic Party presidential possibility
1952, July 28: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Brien McMahon Papers, 1943-1952, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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referencedIn	Blair Moody Papers, 1928-1954, 1934-1952	Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf	Brien McMahon Papers, 1943-1952	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn	Brubaker, Howard, b. 1882. Papers, 1914-1957 (inclusive). 1914-1950 (bulk).	Churchill County Museum
referencedIn	Clinton Presba Anderson Papers, 1938-1973, (bulk 1948-1973)	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn	Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, undated, 1909-1991.	Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn	Diaries, 1919-1956.	New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn	Elmo Roper Papers., 1909-1972	Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn	Harold Phelps Stokes papers, 1908-1969	Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn	Harvard Law School Forums Records	Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn	Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Papers, 1908-1949	Bentley Historical Library

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associatedWith	AFL-CIO Connecticut State Labor Council.
correspondedWith	Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975
associatedWith	Brubaker, Howard, 1882-
associatedWith	Brubaker, Howard, b. 1882.
associatedWith	Cummings, Homer S. (Homer Stillé), 1870-1956.
correspondedWith	Harvard Law School Forum
correspondedWith	Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966
associatedWith	Moody, Blair, 1902-1954
associatedWith	Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949
associatedWith	Raphael Lemkin, 1900-1959