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John Richard Walsh | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Forest Harness |
| Succeeded by | John V. Beamer |
| 49th Secretary of State of Indiana | |
| In office December 1, 1958 – November 30, 1960 | |
| Governor | Harold W. Handley |
| Preceded by | Frank A. Lennings |
| Succeeded by | Charles O. Hendricks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1913-05-22)May 22, 1913 Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1975(1975-01-23) (aged 61) Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Greenlawn Cemetery, Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
John Richard Walsh (May 22, 1913 – January 23, 1975) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1949 to 1951.
Born inMartinsville, Indiana, Walsh attended the local public schools and graduated fromIndiana University Law School in 1934. He wasadmitted to the bar July 27, 1934, and engaged in the practice of law in Martinsville, Indiana, until 1941. He served asMorgan County attorney in 1935 and 1936, and deputyattorney general for the state of Indiana in 1941.
He served in theUnited States Army with the Thirty-fifth Infantry Division from May 18, 1942, until discharged as atechnical sergeant June 15, 1943.
He returned to Indiana in 1943 and continued the practice of law inAnderson, Indiana. He was chief deputy prosecuting attorney ofMadison County, Indiana, in 1945 and 1946, and probate commissioner for Madison County Circuit Court in 1948.
Walsh was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 and for election in 1954 to theEighty-fourth Congress, after which he resumed the practice of law in Anderson.
Walsh served as member of the board of directors and as secretary-treasurer of the State Security Life Insurance Co. from 1953 to 1958. He served asSecretary of State of Indiana from December 1, 1958, to November 30, 1960. He served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1960.
He wascounty attorney of Madison County from 1964 to 1965 and remained a resident of Anderson, Indiana, until his death there on January 23, 1975. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery in his hometown of Martinsville.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 5th congressional district 1949-1951 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Frank A. Lennings | Secretary of State of Indiana 1958–1960 | Succeeded by Charles O. Hendricks |
