<sod>Walsh was born in [[Port Maitland, Nova Scotia]], Canada, the son of Cornelius Edward (1879-1927) and Lila May (Sanders) Walsh (. His father was a family doctor and his grandfather was a sea captain.<ref name=spencer>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-profile.html|title=Lawrence Walsh's Last Battle|last=Spencer|first=Scott|date=July 4, 1993|work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> Walsh grew up in [[Queens, New York]] and became a naturalized citizen at the age of 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/20/world/white-house-crisis-look-prsecutor-man-jurist-varied-roles-lawrence-edward-walsh.html|title=THE WHITE HOUSE CRISIS: A LOOK AT THE PRSECUTOR; MAN IN THE NEWS: A Jurist in Varied Roles: Lawrence Edward Walsh|last=Greenhouse|first=Linda|date=December 20, 1986|work=New York Times}}</ref> He attended [[Flushing High School]].<ref name=spencer/><eod>
<sod>Walsh was born in [[Port Maitland, Nova Scotia]], Canada, the son of Cornelius Edward (1879-1927) and Lila May (Sanders) Walsh. His father was a family doctor and his grandfather was a sea captain.<ref name=spencer>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-profile.html|title=Lawrence Walsh's Last Battle|last=Spencer|first=Scott|date=July 4, 1993|work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> Walsh grew up in [[Queens, New York]] and became a naturalized citizen at the age of 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/20/world/white-house-crisis-look-prsecutor-man-jurist-varied-roles-lawrence-edward-walsh.html|title=THE WHITE HOUSE CRISIS: A LOOK AT THE PRSECUTOR; MAN IN THE NEWS: A Jurist in Varied Roles: Lawrence Edward Walsh|last=Greenhouse|first=Linda|date=December 20, 1986|work=New York Times}}</ref> He attended [[Flushing High School]].<ref name=spencer/><eod>