Edward Lawrence Leahy

Personal

Birthday: 
2/9/1886
Birthplace: 
Bristol, RI
Date of Death: 
7/22/1953
Place of Death: 
Bristol, RI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Bristol, Rhode Island, 1908-
Judge, Bristol [Rhode Island] Probate Court, 1910-1939
State representative, Rhode Island, 1911-1913
Master of chancery, Rhode Island Superior Court
U.S. Army lieutenant, World War I
Administrator of taxes, State of Rhode Island, 1919-1948
Director, Rhode Island Department of Revenue and Regulation, 1939
Member and director of finance, Rhode Island State Sinking Fund Commission, 1942-1946
Member, Rhode Island State Retirement Board, 1942-1946
Advisor, Rhode Island State Department of Finance, 1948-1949
U.S. senator from Rhode Island, 1949-1950

Education

Name of School: 

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1908

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
Court Name: 

Rhode Island District Court

President Nominating: 
Harry S Truman
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
1/3/1951
Termination Date: 
7/22/1953
Termination Reason: 
Death