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James Howard McGrath (November 28, 1903 – September 2, 1966) was an American politician and attorney from Rhode Island. McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Senator, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Attorney General of the United States.
25 de oct. de 2022 · McGrath served as Solicitor General of the United States from 1945 to 1946. He was elected United States Senator from Rhode Island in 1946. President Truman appointed McGrath Attorney General of the United States on August 24, 1949.
James Howard McGrath was born on November 28, 1903, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Providence College in 1936 and received a law degree from Boston College in 1929. McGrath was governor of Rhode Island from 1940 until 1945, but he resigned in September 1945 when President Harry S. Truman appointed him U.S. solicitor general.
31 de oct. de 2014 · James Howard McGrath (November 28, 1903–September 2, 1966), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was an American lawyer and politician. He graduated from La Salle Academy, in 1922 and he received his Ph.B. From Providence College in 1926, and LL.B. from Boston University in 1929.
James Howard McGrath, a three-term governor and U.S. senator from Rhode Island, served as solicitor general and attorney general of the United States under President harry s. truman. McGrath was born November 28, 1903, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and reared in nearby Providence.
When Truman became President, McGrath was named U.S. Solicitor General, leaving his post as governor. He went on to win a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1946 and to be named Democratic National Chairman by Truman in 1947, a position in which he is considered to have engineered Truman’s defeat of Thomas Dewey in the presidential election of 1948.
22 de abr. de 2021 · Remarks of Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Department of Justice. October 28, 1949, 12:30 P.M. Remarks of J. Howard McGrath, Attorney General of the United States, Prepared for Delivery On Statue of Liberty Day, Bedloe Island, New York City, Under Auspices of National Conference On Citizenship. November 15, 1949.
