Lawrence Walsh

Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and United States Deputy Attorney General who was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.

For the Illinois state representative, see Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. For the Roman Catholic bishop, see Lawrence Welsh. For the Irish politician, see Laurence Walsh.
Lawrence Walsh
5th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
December 29, 1957 – January 20, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWilliam P. Rogers
Succeeded byByron White
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
April 28, 1954 – December 29, 1957
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byLloyd Francis MacMahon
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Edward Walsh

(1912-01-08)January 8, 1912
Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedMarch 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 102)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationColumbia University (AB, LLB)
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