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Edward Lawrence Leahy

Edward Lawrence Leahy

Rhode Island District Court

Born 1886 in Bristol, RI

Died 1953 in Bristol, RI

FJC ID: 2694

Edward Lawrence Leahy (February 9, 1886 – July 22, 1953) was an American attorney serving as United States Senator from Rhode Island and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Bristol, Rhode Island
    1908–present
  2. U.S. senator from Rhode Island
    1949–1950
  3. Rhode Island State Department of Finance
    Advisor · 1948–1949
  4. State of Rhode Island
    Administrator of taxes · 1919–1948
  5. Rhode Island State Sinking Fund Commission
    Member and director of finance · 1942–1946
  6. Rhode Island State Retirement Board
    Member · 1942–1946
  7. Bristol [Rhode Island] Probate Court
    Judge · 1910–1939
  8. Rhode Island Department of Revenue and Regulation
    Director · 1939
  9. Rhode Island
    State representative · 1911–1913
  10. Rhode Island Superior Court
    Master of chancery
  11. World War I
    World War I
    U.S. Army lieutenant

Appointments

  1. Rhode Island District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
    1951–1953 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
    LL.B. · 1908