Background
Walsh was born in Syracuse, New York to Irish immigrant parents.
United States representative politician
Walsh was born in Syracuse, New York to Irish immigrant parents.
He graduated from Saint Bonaventure College, now Saint Bonaventure University, in 1934.
He received a master"s degree in social work from the University at Buffalo in 1949, and a doctorate in law from Saint Bonaventure University in 1970. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1946, first as a private, and later being honorably discharged as a captain. Walsh was Welfare Commissioner of Onondaga County in New York State in 1959.
He was elected mayor of Syracuse in 1961, and served until 1969.
He became more nationally-known by serving as Vice President of the United States Conference of Mayors. He was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention.
He was elected to Congress in 1972, and served from January 3, 1973 until January 3, 1979.