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  Dominick, Peter H.
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NamePeter H. Dominick
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Cherry Hills, Colorado , United States
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Born July 07, 1915
DiedMarch 18, 1981 (65 years)
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Info (nephew of Howard Alexander Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., July 7, 1915; attended public schools; graduated from St. Mark's School, Southborough, Mass., in 1933, Yale University in 1937, and Yale Law School in 1940; during the Second World War entered the Army Air Corps in 1942 as an aviation cadet and served until 1945 when discharged as a captain; engaged in law practice in New York City in 1940-1942 and early 1946, and in Denver, Colo., 1946-1961

Colorado House 1957-1961

Member of National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 1960-1961

US House (R-CO) 1961-1963

US Senate (R-CO) 1963-1975; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland 1975

Resided in Cherry Hills, Colo., until his death in Hobe Sound, Fla., March 18, 1981; interment in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.

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  02/20/1975 US Ambassador to Switzerland Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1974 CO US Senate Lost 39.50% (-17.74%)
  11/05/1968 CO US Senate Won 58.55% (+17.11%)
  11/06/1962 CO US Senate Won 53.58% (+8.00%)
  11/08/1960 CO District 2 Won 57.61% (+15.22%)
  11/04/1958 CO State House - Arapahoe Won 26.04% (+0.97%)
  11/06/1956 CO State House - Arapahoe Won 26.88% (+0.00%)
  11/02/1954 CO State House - Arapahoe Lost 24.87% (-0.63%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 R G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall