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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John H. Chafee |
| Address |
Warwick, Rhode Island , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
October 22, 1922
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| Died | October 24, 1999
(77 years)
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| Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Oct 22, 2022 07:33am |
| Tags |
Caucasian - Married - Christian - Episcopalian - Protestant - Straight -
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| Info | CHAFEE, John Hubbard, (father of Lincoln Chafee), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 22, 1922; graduated, Deerfield (Mass.) Academy 1940; graduated, Yale University 1947 and Harvard Law School 1950; admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1950 and commenced practice in Providence; served in United States Marine Corps 1942-1945, 1951-1953; served in Rhode Island house of representatives 1957-1963
Governor of Rhode Island 1963-1969
Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President Richard Nixon 1969-1972
Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1972
US Senate (R-RI) 1976-1999. Elected on 11/2/1976 for the term commencing 1/3/1977 and subsequently appointed by the Governor, 12/29/1976, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Pastore for the term ending January 3, 1977. Chafee was then reelected in 1982, 1988, and 1994, and served until his death of heart failure on October 24, 1999; Senate Republican Conference chairman (1985-1991), Committee on Environment and Public Works (1995-1999); interment in family plot.
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| ENDORSEMENTS |
| Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 |
I |
Sonia Sotomayor |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
D |
Stephen G. Breyer |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 |
D |
M. Joycelyn Elders |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 |
D |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
R |
Clarence Thomas |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 |
R |
David Souter |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
R |
Anthony M. Kennedy |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
R |
William H. Rehnquist |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
R |
Antonin Scalia |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
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