Thomas James Walsh and John Edward Erickson papers, 1910-1934

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1859, June 12	Born, Two Rivers, Wis.
1884	Law degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Admitted to the bar and commenced law practice, Redfield, S.D.
1889	Married Eleanor C. McClements (died 1917)
1890	Moved to Helena, Mont., and continued the practice of law
1906	Unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress
1908	Delegate to Democratic national convention
1910	Unsuccessful candidate for election to Congress
1912	Delegate to Democratic national convention Elected to United States Senate
1916	Delegate to Democratic national convention
1918	Reelected to United States Senate
1920	Delegate to Democratic national convention
1924	Reelected to United States Senate Permanent chairman, Democratic national convention, New York, N.Y.
1930	Reelected to United States Senate
1932	Chairman, Democratic national convention, Chicago, Ill.
1933	Married Mina Perey Chaumont de Truffin
1933, Mar. 2	Died on a train near Wilson, N.C., while en route to Washington, D.C., to accept appointment as attorney general by President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Date	Event
1863, Mar. 14	Born, Stoughton, Wis.
1890	B.A. Washburn College, Topeka, Kans.
1891	Studied law and admitted to the bar, Eureka, Kans.
1894	Moved to Choteau, Mont., and began law practice
1897	Appointed judge of Teton County, Mont.
1898	Married Grace Vance
1905-1916	Judge, Eleventh Judicial District of Montana
1920	Delegate, Democratic national convention, San Francisco, Calif.
1925-1933	Governor of Montana
1933	Appointed to United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Thomas James Walsh
1934	Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to fill vacancy in United States Senate Resumed practice of law, Helena, Mont.
1946, May 25	Died, Helena Mont.