McMahon, Brien, 1903-1952

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)