Arthur Walsh (February 26, 1896December 13, 1947) was an American civil servant, businessman, soldier and

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veteran, who served as the

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from

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from November 26, 1943 to December 7, 1944. He was a member of the

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Biography

Born in

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School of Commerce. He began his career as a recording

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ist for

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in 1915 and later held executive positions with the Edison Enterprises. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a sergeant in the

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, participating in

. He later served as a lieutenant in the

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from 1929 to 1932, and had the rank of colonel in the New Jersey National Guard from 1941 to 1943. A member of the New Jersey Workmen's Compensation Investigating Commission from 1932 to 1933, he served as New Jersey Director of the

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from 1934 to 1935, and as Deputy and later as Assistant Administrator at the

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head office from 1935 to 1938. A presidential elector in 1940 on the Democratic ticket, he also was a member of the New Jersey State Board of Regents in 1941 and 1942 and served on the board of directors of the American-Russian Chamber of Commerce in 1943. He became commissioner of the

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in 1943 but was appointed on November 26, 1943 as a

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to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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and served until December 7, 1944, when a duly elected successor qualified. He was not a candidate for election to the vacancy in 1944. In Congress he served as Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (

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). After he left he resumed his former business pursuits and died in

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in 1947. He was interred in

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