Abraham Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.
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Abe Ribicoff | |
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Chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee | |
In office December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Sam Ervin |
Succeeded by | William Roth |
United States Senator from Connecticut | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Prescott Bush |
Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
4th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
In office January 21, 1961 – July 13, 1962 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Arthur Flemming |
Succeeded by | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
80th Governor of Connecticut | |
In office January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 | |
Lieutenant | Charles Jewett John Dempsey |
Preceded by | John Davis Lodge |
Succeeded by | John Dempsey |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | William J. Miller |
Succeeded by | Thomas J. Dodd |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the Hartford district | |
In office 1938–1942 Serving with Albert Carignan (1938–1940), Ernest Racicot (1940–1942) | |
Preceded by | Ernest Racicot Thomas Leavy |
Succeeded by | Harold Conroy Rene Dupuis |
Personal details | |
Born | Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (1910-04-09)April 9, 1910 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | February 22, 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Education | New York University University of Chicago (LLB) |
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