Lawrence Walsh
American judge (1912–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and United States Deputy Attorney General who was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.
For the Illinois state representative, see Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. For the Roman Catholic bishop, see Lawrence Welsh. For the Irish politician, see Laurence Walsh.
Quick Facts 5th United States Deputy Attorney General, President ...
Lawrence Walsh | |
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5th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office December 29, 1957 – January 20, 1961 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | William P. Rogers |
Succeeded by | Byron White |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office April 28, 1954 – December 29, 1957 | |
Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Francis MacMahon |
Personal details | |
Born | Lawrence Edward Walsh (1912-01-08)January 8, 1912 Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | March 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 102) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Columbia University (AB, LLB) |
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