McMahon, Brien, 1903-1952
Variant namesU.S. senator from Connecticut.
From the description of Papers of Brien McMahon, 1943-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449432
Biographical Note
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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)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [John A. DiBiaggio, 1979-1985], undated, 1952-1986. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Senate. 1789 - 2015. Administrative Files | Center for Legislative Archives | |
| creatorOf | Records of the U.S. Senate. 1789 - 2015. Records from Special File of Senator McMahon | Center for Legislative Archives | |
| referencedIn | University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Albert N. Jorgensen, 1935-1962], undated, 1935-1962. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, undated, 1909-1991. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Harold Phelps Stokes papers, 1908-1969 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | The Howard Brubaker Papers, 1907-1957 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Elmo Roper Papers., 1909-1972 | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Raphael Lemkin Collection, undated, [1763]-2002 (bulk 1941-1951) | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Blair Moody Papers, 1928-1954, 1934-1952 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Clinton Presba Anderson Papers, 1938-1973, (bulk 1948-1973) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Brubaker, Howard, b. 1882. Papers, 1914-1957 (inclusive). 1914-1950 (bulk). | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Papers, 1908-1949 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Diaries, 1919-1956. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | University of Connecticut, President's Office Records [Homer D. Babbidge, 1962-1972], undated, 1962-1972. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| creatorOf | Brien McMahon Papers, 1943-1952 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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| associatedWith | AFL-CIO Connecticut State Labor Council. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975 | person |
| associatedWith | Brubaker, Howard, 1882- | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brubaker, Howard, b. 1882. | person |
| associatedWith | Cummings, Homer S. (Homer Stillé), 1870-1956. | person |
| correspondedWith | Harvard Law School Forum | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | Moody, Blair, 1902-1954 | person |
| associatedWith | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949 | person |
| associatedWith | Raphael Lemkin, 1900-1959 | person |
| correspondedWith | Roper, Elmo, 1900-1971 | person |
| associatedWith | Stokes, Harold Phelps, 1887-1970. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | University of Connecticut. President's Office. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1903-10-06
Death 1952-07-28
Male
English
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