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McGrath, James Howard

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McGrath, James Howard (1903–1966)

US politician. A three-term Rhode Island governor (1940–45), he was named solicitor general of the USA in 1945 and elected as a Democrat US senator representing Rhode Island (1947–49). As chairman of the Democratic National Committee, he managed Harry Truman's presidential victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948 and desegregated the committee's headquarters. Named US attorney general in 1949, he was known as a strong civil rights advocate if sloppy administrator. He resigned in 1952 after stonewalling an investigation of alleged Justice Department corruption and never again served in public office. McGrath was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.



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