Tydings was appointed as U.S. Attorney for Maryland in 1961 by President Kennedy, where he gained a reputation as a tireless corruption fighter. The …
The Joseph D. Tydings papers relate primarily to Tydings' term as senator from Maryland from 1964 to 1970. The collection also relates to Tydings' maternal grandfather, Joseph Davis; his stepfather, Millard Tydings; his term in the Maryland House of Delegates; his appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland; and his work ...
The Maryland Carey Law community mourns the passing of Senator Joseph D. Tydings ’53 at the age of 90 on October 8, 2018. ... Maryland House of Delegates, 1955-61; US Attorney for the District of Maryland, 1961-63; major force in combatting political corruption as US Attorney; US Senator 1965-71; argued Eisenstadt v. Baird, ...
Oct 09, 2018 · Sen. Tydings served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1955 to 1961 and as the U.S. Attorney for Maryland from 1961 to 1963. In what was seen as a “changing of the guard” in Maryland politics to a more progressive agenda, Tydings was elected to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate in 1964.
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The papers of Joseph Tydings cover the years 1930 to 2018, though the bulk of the material dates from 1964 to 1970 when Tydings was in the U.S. Senate.
Joseph D. Tydings papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries. http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1303 Accessed August 29, 2021.