Joseph Patrick Tumulty | |
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Secretary to the President | |
In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 | |
President | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Carmi Thompson |
Succeeded by | George B. Christian Jr. |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Hudson County | |
In office 1907–1910 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Patrick Tumulty May 5, 1879 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 1954 Olney, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery (in Rockville, Maryland) |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Grace Catherine Mary Phillip Joseph, Jr. Alicia |
Education | Saint Peter's College |
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Joseph Patrick Tumulty (/ˈtʌməlti/ TUM-əl-tee; May 5, 1879 – April 9, 1954) was an American attorney and politician from New Jersey, a leader of the Irish Catholic political community, and the private secretary of Woodrow Wilson from 1911 until 1921, during Wilson's service as both New Jersey governor and then as the nation's 28th president.[1]