Thomas E. Delahanty

Thomas Edward Delahanty (July 26, 1914 – February 4, 1985) was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He was appointed to the position on September 5, 1973 and later served as active retired from August 31, 1979 until his death.

Early life and education Delahanty was the son of an Irish immigrant and working-class parents, Thomas and Agnes Culbert Delahanty. He was the third of five children and attended Lewiston High School where he excelled at baseball and football. He worked in local textile mills to earn money for law school. After getting an athletic scholarship to George Washington University, he earned a law degree from the Columbus School of Law.

Career In 1945, Delahanty returned to Lewiston, Maine and opened a law office. Delahanty was appointed to the Maine Superior Court on December 31, 1958, to succeed Justice Donald W. Webber, as one of Edmund Muskie's final acts as Governor of Maine. Delahanty served on the Superior Court until his appointment to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on September 5, 1973.

Thomas and his wife, Jeanne, regularly spent summers residing at Pine Point in Scarborough, Maine.