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John Chafee's Biography

Deceased

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Full Name:

John H. Chafee

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Virginia Coates; 5 Children

Birth Date:

10/22/1922

Birth Place:

Providence, RI

Home City:

Warwick, RI

Religion:

Episcopalian

LLB, Harvard Law School, 1950

BA, Yale University, 1947

Senator, United States Senate, 1976-1999

Governor, State of Rhode Island, 1963-1969

Minority Leader, Rhode Island House of Representative, 1959-1963

Representative, Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1957-1963

Former Member, Policy Committee

Secretary of the Navy, 1969-1972

Attorney, Providence, Rhode Island, 1952-1963

Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1942-1945, 1951-1952

Former Chair, Republican Governors Association

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