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3 unusual facts about Edward M. Walsh


Edward M. Walsh

Walsh mounted an international fundraising campaign that secured the support of major philanthropists such as Chuck Feeney and Lewis Glucksman and permitted the University of Limerick to expand significantly at a time when government capital grants were being handed out scarcely.

Walsh is a graduate of the National University of Ireland and holds Masters and Doctorate qualifications in nuclear and electrical engineering from Iowa State University where he was an Associate of the US Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Edward Walsh

Edward M. Walsh (born 1939), former president of the University of Limerick


1877 Wimbledon Championship

On 2 June 1877 at the suggestion of founding member and club secretary, John H. Walsh, the club committee decided to organize a lawn tennis championship which they hoped would generate enough funds to repair the broken pony roller that was needed for the maintenance of the lawns.

Allan B. Walsh

Walsh was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.

Allyn Abbott Young

From 1913 to 1920 he was professor at Cornell University, but war took him to Washington DC in 1917 to direct the Bureau of Statistical Research for the War Trade Board, and to New York in 1918 to head the economics division of a group known as "The Enquiry" under Colonel Edward M. House, the group charged with laying the groundwork for the Paris Peace Conference.

Beowulf Shaeffer

Juggler of Worlds (by Niven and Edward M. Lerner) is, in part, a reexamination of the Beowulf Shaeffer stories from the perspective of UN intelligence agent Sigmund Ausfaller.

Boiler Room Girls

Mary Jo Kopechne, 28, who died a year after RFK's campaign, off Chappaquiddick Island in 1969 in a highly publicized and controversial car accident involving her driver, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who pleaded guilty after leaving the scene of an accident;

Chappaquiddick Island

The island became internationally recognized following the July 18, 1969 incident, where the car of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy was accidentally driven off the island's Dike Bridge, which fatally trapped his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, inside.

Congressional Hearing Health Caucus

One of the co-founders and co-chairmen of the Caucus was former Congress Member James T. Walsh (R-NY).

David Walsh

David I. Walsh (1872–1947), American politician, governor of Massachusetts, and U.S. Senator

Donald Paige Frary

Frary's expertise on the subject of Eastern Europe caught the attention of the Wilson Administration and he was asked to serve as a secretary to Colonel Edward M. House, President Woodrow Wilson's closest advisor, on the American Commission to Negotiate Peace following the end of World War I.

Donald Walsh

A. D. Walsh (known as Donald Walsh; 1916–1977), British chemist

Edmonton municipal election, February 1912

In order to keep the staggered electoral system of aldermen in place, five of the aldermen (Henry Douglas, Charles Gowan, John Tipton, John Lundy, and Thomas J. Walsh) were elected to two year terms, and the other five to one year terms.

Edmund A. Walsh

Heads of state educated at the School have included King Abdullah of Jordan and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines.

On May 29, 2012, both Karski (posthumously) and Albright received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama.

Edward Hackett

For the American architect see Edward M. Hackett

Edward M. Beers

Beers was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served until his death in Washington, D.C. Interment in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery in Mount Union.

Edward M. Bernstein

The Ed Bernstein Show is a talk show that has featured such noteworthy guests as former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, former boxing great George Foreman, actor Anthony Hopkins, CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer, as well as a bevy of entertainers such as Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, Robert Urich, Regis Philbin, Leslie Nielsen, and many more.

Edward M. Burgess

From 1956-1959 Burgess served as an officer aboard the US Navy destroyer, USS Stormes (DD-780), a ship assigned to both the U.S. Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets.

Edward M. Irwin

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress.

Edward M. McCook

He joined the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1859 and represented the Pikes Peak region in the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives.

Edward M. Miller

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Edward M. Shepard

He then studied law with John Edward Parsons, was admitted to the bar in 1875, and formed a partnership with Albert Stickney.

Ellard A. Walsh

As the potential of U.S. involvement became more evident, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration still hoped to avoid war, while military leaders needed to prepare to fight.

Emmet M. Walsh

He served as Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina (1927–1949) and Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio (1952–1968).

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George H. Walsh

He also served in the North Dakota House of Representatives and was speaker When the territorial legislature authorized a new county in 1881, they named it Walsh County in his honor.

George H. Walsh (November 24, 1868–April 2, 1913) was an American newspaper editor and publisher from Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Gerry Markman

His particularly notable musical associations have been with The Cameo Blues Band, The Lincolns, Richard "Hock" Walsh and Alannah Myles.

J. T. Walsh

After studying at Clongowes Wood College in Ireland from 1955-1961, Walsh attended the University of Tubingen in Tubingen, Germany and then the University of Rhode Island, where he starred in many college theater productions.

Joseph Franklin Biddle

Biddle was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward M. Beers.

Kenneth Walsh

Kenneth A. Walsh (1916–1998), United States Marine Corps fighter ace in World War II

Michael G. Walsh

He is a member of the 1997 class of inductees to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Michael J. H. Walsh

He attained the King's Scout Award with the added distinction of Gold Cords, indicating it as the highest award available in Scouting at the time.

He spent the winter of 1945 – 46 in northern Italy guarding against incursion by Josip Broz Tito’s partisans.

In November 1956, the Suez Crisis had come to a head and 3 Para were tasked with capturing El Gamil airfield close to Port Said - part of Operation Musketeer.

New York's 25th congressional district election, 2008

The race featured Democratic Party nominee Dan Maffei, who narrowly lost to incumbent Jim Walsh for the same seat in 2006, Republican Party nominee Dale Sweetland, former Chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature, and Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins, Green Party founder and frequent political candidate.

OnTrack

Congressman Jim Walsh appropriated $3 million in 2002 for OnTrack, although the company insisted the money was earmarked for structural rather than cosmetic improvements.

Peter P. Walsh

From 1920 until 1926 he worked in the private sector as Chief of Security for the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.

Rosemary S. Pooler

But her Republican opponent that year, Syracuse City Councilman James T. Walsh, was a much more difficult target for her attacks.

Rudolf Bayer

He is noted for inventing three data sorting structures: the B-tree (with Edward M. McCreight), the UB-tree (with Volker Markl) and the red-black tree.

Steven Shainberg

At the American Film Institute, he directed and wrote four short films including The Prom starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Andras Jones and J. T. Walsh.

Thomas J. Walsh

Moving to Helena, Montana in 1890 Walsh worked on injury cases involving railroad accidents and on copper litigation.

Thomas Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh (1859–1933), American lawyer and US Senator from Montana

United States Senate election in Montana, 2008

Montana generally gives its presidential electors to Republican candidates, but historically has elected several prominent Democrats to the United States Senate, including Thomas Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf.

William A. Walsh

His starts included shutout victories over Northwestern and Chicago Medical, but the team suffered a controversial defeat at the hands of Indianapolis Artillery, who featured Winchester Osgood at halfback, despite questions surrounding the former All-American's eligibility.

William F. Schulz

From 1997 to 2005, Federal Election Commission records show that William F. Schulz contributed a total of $9,450 to the campaigns of Democratic Party politicians Gary Ackerman, Geraldine Ferraro, Carolyn McCarthy, Steve Israel, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward M. Kennedy, Charles Schumer, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Bill Nelson and Al Gore.


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