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Born August 28, 1878 ( 1878-08-28 ) Parents Martin Thomas Conboy, Sr. Died 5 March 1944, New York Hospital Education Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown University | ||
Martin Thomas Conboy, Jr. (August 28, 1878 - March 5, 1944) was a United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York who fought for the banning of the James Joyce novel, Ulysses in 1921. He was the head of New York City Selective Service during World War I and a coordinating advisor to the New York State Selective Service during World War II.
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He was born on August 28, 1878 in Manhattan, New York City to Martin Thomas Conboy, Sr. and Bridget Harlow. He had a sister, Mary Conboy.
He studied at Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He received an LL.B. degree in 1898 and a LL.M. degree in 1899. He married Bertha L. Mason and they had three daughters.
He was the head of the Selective Service for New York City during World War I.
He was on the legal team that fought for the banning of the James Joyce novel, Ulysses in 1921.
He became a United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York starting on December 26, 1933.
He led the investigation the burning of the ship, the SS Morro Castle in 1934. In 1934 he initiated the case for the prosecution of Dutch Schultz on income tax evasion.
He resigned from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 15, 1935.
He was a coordinating advisor to the New York State Selective Service during World War II.
He lived in Riverdale, New York. He died on March 5, 1944 at New York Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.