Word: teahan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Garner's thorough approval of Michigan's rufous Governor-reject Frank Murphy settled the matter. With that approval, the man-who-was-soft-on-sit-down-strikers could be confirmed without trouble. So Mr. Murphy packed up in Lansing, took his brother George, his sister Marguerite Murphy Teahan and the Bible his mother gave him. Next day he presented himself in the President's study and was sworn in on two verses from Isaias...
When Mr. Frank Murphy was Governor-General of the Philippine Islands he engaged as confidential secretary one William Teahan, a Canadian citizen. Unless he has been naturalized since his return to America, Mr. Teahan is still a Canadian, and has continued on the payroll of the U. S. Government as secretary to Mr. Murphy, now Governor of Michigan...
...Teahan's qualification for the post is that he is married to Mr. Murphy's sister. Both he and his wife lived in Malacañan Palace, Manila, during the entire regime of Mr. Murphy...
Cannot there be found in the entire State of Michigan an American woman or man who could qualify (barring nepotism) for the post now held by Canadian William Teahan...
When Bachelor Frank Murphy went to the Philippines he took along his sister to be his hostess, his newlywed brother-in-law because his sister insisted on it. As soon as Mr. Murphy gave up his Manila post, Mr. Teahan left Mr. Murphy's payroll. About to take out his final U. S. citizenship papers, he currently works...