Danaher, John Anthony

Born January 9, 1899, in Meriden, CT
Died September 22, 1990, in West Hartford, CT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Received a recess appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 1, 1953, to a seat vacated by James M. Proctor; nominated to the same position by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 11, 1954. Confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1954, and received commission on March 31, 1954. Assumed senior status on January 22, 1969. Service terminated on September 22, 1990, due to death.

Education:
Yale Law School
Yale University, A.B., 1920

Professional Career:

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1918
Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C., 1922-1953
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 1922-1934
Secretary of state, State of Connecticut, 1933-1935
U.S. senator from Connecticut, 1939-1945
Counsel, Republican Senatorial Committee, 1946-1953

Bibliography

Clifford, J. Garry, and Robert Griffiths. "Senator John A. Danaher and the Battle Against American Intervention in World War II." Connecticut History 25 (1984): 39-63.

Kammerman, David. "Reflections upon an Ante-World War II Letter: John A. Danaher and United States Intervention in World War II." Connecticut History 23 (1982): 46-55.

Manuscript Collections

Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
New Haven, Conn.
John A. Danaher papers, 1916-1979.
29.5 linear ft. (74 boxes); finding aid; collection consists primarily of Danaher's senatorial files, which include political and constituent correspondence, speeches, background material, and copies of legislation.

Oral History

Danaher, John Anthony. "The Reminiscences of John A. Danaher." Interview conducted in 1968 by John T. Mason, Jr. Oral History Research Office, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, 1968. Transcript, 58 pages. Permission required.

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