Lawrence Walsh

Lawrence Walsh
5th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office December 29, 1957 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	William P. Rogers
Succeeded by	Byron White
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office April 28, 1954 – December 29, 1957
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Lloyd Francis MacMahon
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Edward Walsh (1912-01-08)January 8, 1912 Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	March 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 102) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Columbia University (AB, LLB)

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.