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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyWilliam Thomas CAHILL
(1912-1996)
CAHILL, William Thomas, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 25,
1912; moved with his parents to New Jersey in 1919; graduated from
Camden (N.J.) Catholic High School in 1929, St. Joseph’s
College in 1933, and Rutgers Law School in 1937; special agent of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1937 and 1938; was admitted
to the bar in 1939 and commenced the practice of law in Camden,
N.J.; city prosecutor of Camden, N.J., in 1944 and 1945; first
assistant prosecutor of Camden County 1948-1951; special deputy
attorney general of the State of New Jersey in 1951; member of the
New Jersey general assembly 1951-1953; elected as a Republican to
the Eighty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses until his
resignation (January 3, 1959-January 19, 1970); Governor of New
Jersey, January 20, 1970-January 15, 1974; senior fellow, Woodrow
Wilson School, Princeton University, 1974-1978; resumed the
practice of law; was a resident of Haddonfield, N.J., until his
death on July 1, 1996; interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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