Robert Giaimo
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Robert Giaimo | |
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Lawrence Joseph DeNardis | |
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| Born | Robert Nicholas Giaimo October 15, 1919 Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney |
Robert Nicholas Giaimo (October 15, 1919 – May 24, 2006) was a
US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He helped create the Washington Metro and sponsored legislation eliminating the loyalty oath
requirement for college students applying for a federal grant.
Early life and career
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Giaimo was the son of an immigrant from Sicily who founded the city's Community Bank and Trust Company, which provided loans to many of his fellow immigrants. He attended North Haven public schools and graduated from Fordham University in 1941 and earned his law degree at the University of Connecticut in 1943.
He served in the
selectman
, North Haven from 1955 to 1957.
Congressional career
Politically, he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1956 to the
Eighty-fifth United States Congress
.
He succeeded in being elected as a
Ninety-seventh United States Congress
in 1980.
He died in
References
- ^ Stowe, Stacey (26 May 2006). "Robert Giaimo, 86, Dies; Member of House from Connecticut". The New York Times.
- ^ "Former New Haven Rep. Giaimo dies". 26 May 2006.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert Giaimo (id: G000151)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- United States Congress. "Robert Giaimo (id: G000151)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
