Evening star., 1952-12-26
New Faces in Congress
Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut
Is No Stranger to Washington

Thomas j. Dodd, we'll known in
Washington from long experience
in Federal legal work here, and
in the Nuremberg trials prosecut-
ing Nazi war criminals, will repre-
sent the Connecticut 1st congress
Sional district in the House.
An international lawyer. he
started his Government career
with the FBI. AS. an agent, he
engaged in shooting affrays with
gangland mobs. He served in the
Justice and Interior Departments
from 1881 to 1888, and then was
special assistant to the Attorney
General to 1946. He was selected
as executive trial counsel for the
United States assisting Justice
Robert H. Jackson in prosecution
of the Nazis.
Mr.. Dodd now is engaged in the
private practice Of law in Hart
ford. He has. continued his in
terest in international law, be-
longing to several organizations
devoted to this subject.
Mr.. Dodd. Democrat, will take
the House seat vacated by Repre-
sentative Ribicoff, Democrat. who
ran for the Senate and was de-
feated for that post. Mr.. Dodd
was victor in the November elec-
tion over John Ashmead, Repub-
lican.
Born in Norwich, Conn, in 1907,
he received his education at Provi-
dence College, and Yale Law
School, from which he received his
degree in 1888. From Yale he
went into the FBI where he served
for about year following this
with the post of Connecticut di-
rector of Youth Administration,
where he served for about a year.
His Federal service was largely
in the Department of Justice
where he participated in many
important trials as aide to five At
torneys General.
deauc0 ClVlI hlgntS
An important part of his duty
here was as assistant chief of the
Civil Rights section of the Justice
Department.
In Connecticut he has been busy
with several interests vital to the
New England area and his State.
He was selected by the National
Planning Association to become
member of it's New England COM
mittee.
AS chairman of the Citizens
Committee for the Hoover Report
IN the State of Connecticut, Mr.
Dodd devoted much time to more
efficient methods of administer
ing government. He also is
member of the Connecticut Merit
System Association. He is trus-
tee of the Catholic Bishops Dio-
cesar Welfare Board for Con-
necticut. and a member of the
advisory board of Albertus Mag
nus College.
The new House member has
been widely honored. For his
work at the Nuremberg trials. he
received the United States Medal
of Freedom, with a special cita-
tion from President Truman. H.
also received the Order of the
White Lion from Czechoslovakia,
but refused a decoration from
Poland.
Active Democrat.
He has been active in the DEM
ocratic Party for several years.
Among his interests on behalf
of better law enforcement, he is
vice president of the International
Penal Law Society, a member of
the Committee on International
Criminal law of the American Bar
Association, of the Penal Law
Committee of the International
Bar Association, and of the ABA
Committee on Offenses Against
the Law of Nations.
Mr.. Dodd is member of the
South Dakota bar, the U. s. Court
of Appeals for the District of Co.
lumbia, and the Supreme Court
of the United States.
A resident of West Hartford, he
belongs to the City Club. Elks