Abner W. Sibal
Abner W. Sibal | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | |
Preceded by | Donald J. Irwin |
Succeeded by | Donald J. Irwin |
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 26th district | |
In office 1957–1961 | |
Preceded by | Louis Lemaire |
Succeeded by | Marjorie Farmer |
Personal details | |
Born | Abner Woodruff Sibal April 11, 1921 Ridgewood, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 27, 2000 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Military service | |
Branch/service | U. S. Army |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Abner Woodruff Sibal (April 11, 1921 – January 27, 2000) was a member of the
Biography
Born in Ridgewood, New York, Sibal graduated from Norwalk High School in 1938. He was in the Wesleyan University, A.B., 1943, and St. John's University School of Law, LL.B., 1949. He enlisted in the United States Army in March 1943, served in the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II, and was discharged as a first lieutenant in September 1946.[1]
He was
Sibal began his political career as a member of
Sibal was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-Seventh and Eighty-Eighth Congresses (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-Ninth Congress. He served as general counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1975 to 1978, before resuming the private practice of law. He died in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 27, 2000.[1]
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Abner W. Sibal (id: S000395)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-05
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress