Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
JOHN H. CHAFEE, Republican, of Warwick, RI; born in Providence, RI,
October 22, 1922; graduated, Deerfield Academy, 1940; entered Yale
University, 1940 and left in February 1942 to enlist in U.S. Marine
Corps; served in original landing on Guadalcanal, August 1942;
commissioned second lieutenant, participated in fighting in Okinawa;
B.A., Yale University, 1947; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1950; admitted
to bar in Rhode Island, 1950; recalled to active duty in Marines in
Korean conflict, 1951; served in Korea as rifle company commander;
discharged with rank of captain, 1952; total active duty time in Marine
Corps, 5\1/2\ years; practiced law in Providence, 1952-63; member, Rhode
Island House of Representatives, 1957-63; minority leader, 1959-63;
Governor of Rhode Island, 1963-69; chairman, Republican Governors
Association, 1968; Secretary of the Navy, January 1969 to May 1972;
Chubb fellow, Yale University, 1966; board of visitors, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University, 1969-72; Yale University,
board of trustees, 1972-78; honorary degrees: Brown University,
Providence College, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College,
Roger Williams College, Salve Regina College, Suffolk University,
Jacksonville University, Bryant College; Legislator of the Year Award;
National League of Women Voters, 1992; Environmental Law Institute
Award, 1991; 1992 Audubon Medal; 1992 Excellence in Health Care Award;
married the former Virginia Coates; five children: Zechariah, Lincoln,
John, Jr., Georgia, and Quentin; elected to the U.S. Senate, November 2,
1976, for the six-year term beginning January 3, 1977, first Republican
Senator elected from Rhode Island in 46 years; reelected November 2,
1982; reelected November 8, 1988; reelected November 8, 1994; Senate
committees: chairman, Environment and Public Works; Finance; Select
Committee on Intelligence; Joint Committee on Taxation.
Office Listings
http.//www.senate.gov/senator/chafee.html
senator__chafee@chafee.senate.gov
505 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
20510-3902............................................ 224-2921
Chief of Staff.--David A. Griswold.
Personal/Appointment Secretary.--Kathy Bell.
Press Secretary.--Nicholas Graham.
10 Dorrance Street, Suite 221, Providence, RI 02903.... (401) 528-5294
Director.--Keith Lang.