William F. Walsh
William Francis Walsh (July 11, 1912 – January 8, 2011) was a Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State. Biography Walsh was born in Syracuse, New York to Irish immigrant parents. He graduated from St. Bonaventure's College, now St. Bonaventure University, in 1934. He received a master's degree in social work from the University at Buffalo in 1949, and an honorary doctorate in civil law from St. Bonaventure University in 1970. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1946, first as a private, and later being honorably discharged as a captain. Walsh worked in social services, including serving as a field representative for the New York State Commission Against Discrimination. He was appointed Welfare Commissioner of Onondaga County in New York State in 1959. He was elected mayor of Syracuse in 1961, and served until 1969. He became more nationally-known by serving as Vice President of the US Conference of Mayors. He was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention. He was elected to Congress in 1972, and served from January 3, 1973 until January 3, 1979. Honors in memory At St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New