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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.
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. McGrath resigned that post in October 1946 in order to campaign for the U.S. Senate. He won his election and remained in the Senate until 1949.
James Howard McGrath, né le 28 novembre 1903 à Woonsocket (Rhode Island) et mort le 2 septembre 1966 à Narragansett (Rhode Island), est un juriste et un homme politique américain. Biographie
J. Howard McGrath (1903-1966) was a Rhode Island political powerhouse. While still a student at Boston University in 1928, he was named vice chairman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, of which he became chairman two years later, a post he held until his appointment as U.S. district attorney in 1934. In 1940, McGrath was elected to the first of
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-1949; Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1947-1949; Attorney General of the United States, 1949-1952. Size: 73 linear feet, 5 linear inches (approximately 134,000 pages). Access: Open.
On May 24, 1950, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath created the Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG). The Deputy Attorney, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the Department's second-ranking official and functions as a Chief Operating Officer; 24 components and 93 U.S. Attorneys report directly to ...
NARRAGANSETT, R.I., Sept. 2 Former United States Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, the soft-spoken, hardworking politician whose 22 years in public life started as City Solicitor of Central...
