Brien McMahon

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Brien McMahon was a U.S. Senator from Connecticut who played a leading role in shaping early American nuclear policy and civilian control of atomic energy.

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician
United States senator
human
lawyer
advocatedFor civilian control of atomic energy
international control of nuclear weapons
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
buriedAt St. John Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
causeOfDeath cancer
committeeMembership Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-10-06
dateOfDeath 1952-07-28
educatedAt Fordham University
Yale Law School
electedIn 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut
endTime 1939
1952
familyName McMahon
fieldOfWork atomic energy policy
law
nuclear policy
givenName Bryan
surface form: Brien
hasHonor Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, Connecticut named in his honor
United States Navy submarine USS Brien McMahon (SSBN-642) named in his honor
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
namedAfter Brien McMahon High School
notableWork Atomic Energy Act of 1946
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Chair of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Senator from Connecticut
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
surface form: United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division

United States Senator
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Connecticut
sexOrGender male
sponsorOf Atomic Energy Act of 1946
startTime 1935
1945
workLocation Connecticut
Washington, D.C.

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