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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | William "Bill" Proxmire |
Address | 4613 Buckeye Road Madison, Wisconsin , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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November 11, 1915
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Died | December 14, 2005
(90 years)
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Contributor | RP |
Last Modifed | David Nov 13, 2021 02:46am |
Tags |
Caucasian - Divorced - Married - Special Forces - United Church of Christ -
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Info | Edward William "Bill" Proxmire
born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., November 11, 1915; attended the public schools of Lake Forest and the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; graduated, Yale University 1938, Harvard Business School 1940, and Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1948; during the Second World War served in the Military Intelligence Service 1941-1946, member, Wisconsin State assembly 1951-1952; businessman; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1952, 1954, and 1956; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph R. McCarthy and served from August 28, 1957, to January 3, 1959; reelected in 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, and again in 1982 for the term ending January 3, 1989; chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, and One Hundredth Congresses); not a candidate for reelection in 1988; is a resident of Washington, D.C.
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
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Anthony M. Kennedy |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
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US Secretary of Commerce - Oct 18, 1987 |
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Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
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William H. Rehnquist |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
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Antonin Scalia |
US Secretary of Agriculture - Mar 06, 1986 |
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US Secretary of the Interior - Feb 06, 1985 |
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US Secretary of Energy - Feb 06, 1985 |
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US Ambassador to Chile - Mar 02, 1982 |
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U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
US Secretary of Energy - Jan 22, 1981 |
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US Secretary of the Interior - Jan 22, 1981 |
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US Attorney General - Jan 22, 1981 |
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US Secretary of Commerce - Jan 19, 1981 |
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US Secretary of Energy - Aug 23, 1979 |
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Treasury Secretary - Aug 06, 1979 |
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US Attorney General - Jan 25, 1977 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 |
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John Paul Stevens |
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development - Mar 09, 1975 |
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US Attorney General - Dec 17, 1973 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 |
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William H. Rehnquist |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 |
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Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 |
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Harry Blackmun |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 |
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Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 |
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Warren E. Burger |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 |
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Thurgood Marshall |
CIA Director - Nov 29, 1961 |
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