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The McGrath Legacy as Governor and Rhode Island Future
Ben Poulten notes J. Howard McGrath’s political ascent and wartime governorship. He highlights bipartisan advances during his term, including the birth of the Juvenile Court, temporary disability insurance, and state public assistance standards, shaped by cross party cooperation and wartime constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Islander
Young Democrats of
Rhode Island
Democratic State Committee
Democratic National Committee
Central Falls
U. S
Truman
McGrath
Senate
Senators
George Creenhalgh
Glocester
George Westlake
Board of Elections of
Narragansett
Howard Proctor
East Greenwich
Governor's Office
William H. Vanderbilt
GOP
Republican Senate