McMahon, Brien, 1903-1952

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1903-10-06

Death 1952-07-28

Gender:

Male

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

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)