Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
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    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.


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