Joseph Patrick Tumulty

Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Tumulty in 1913
Secretary to the President
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byCarmi Thompson
Succeeded byGeorge B. Christian Jr.
Member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
from Hudson County
In office
1907–1910
Personal details
Born
Joseph Patrick Tumulty

(1879-05-05)May 5, 1879
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1954(1954-04-09) (aged 74)
Olney, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Mary's Catholic Cemetery (in Rockville, Maryland)
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenGrace
Catherine
Mary
Phillip
Joseph, Jr.
Alicia
EducationSaint Peter's College
Signature

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]

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