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John Chafee

John Chafee
Personal data
Date of birthOctober 22, 1922
Place of birthProvidence, Rhode Island
Date of deathOctober 24, 1999(age 77)
Place of deathWashington, D.C.
Resting placeChafee Family Cemetery
Warwick, Rhode Island
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVirginia Coates Chafee
Alma materYale University
Harvard Law School
ReligionEpiscopalian
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1942-1945, 1951-1953
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWorld War II
* Battle of Guadalcanal
* Battle of Okinawa
Korean War
AwardsPurple Heart Presidential Medal of Freedom
In officeDecember 28, 1976 - October 24, 1999
Succeeded byLincoln Chafee
Preceded byJohn O. Pastore
59th United States Secretary of the Navy
12th Secretary under the DoD
In officeJanuary 31, 1969 - May 4, 1972
Succeeded byJohn Warner
Preceded byPaul R. Ignatius
66th Governor of Rhode Island
In officeJanuary 1, 1963 - January 7, 1969
Succeeded byFrank Licht
Preceded byJohn Notte
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
In officeJanuary 4, 1995 - October 24, 1999
Succeeded byRobert C. Smith
Preceded byMax Baucus

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John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 - October 24, 1999) was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.

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Interview clip of the late United States Senator from Rhode Island at a Save The Bay Event at the home of the Pell's, Newport, Rhode Island
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John Robitaille; Lincoln Chafee; Frank Caprio; Rhode Island; Island Governor; Politics; One Leader
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June 28, 2006 TV Ad featuring John McCain In 2008, Chafee endorsed Barack Obama.
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Rhode Island gubernatorial candidates face off in the first televised debate since the primaries. Lincoln Chafee, John Robitaille, Frank Caprio, and Ken Block.
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Lincoln and John Chafee have carried on the family's political ties since the 1880s.
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee pardons Irish immigrant John Gordon in the very room where he was convicted of murder over 165 years ago.
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August 17, 2006
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Candidates for Governor in Rhode Island answer a question on the topic of Clean Water - Wastewater & Drinking Water Infrastructure during the 2010 Gubernatorial Environmental Debate on September 28, 2010 at Providence College. The debate was co-sponsored by the Environment Council of Rhode Island with the Board of Programmers and the Political Science Department at Providence College.
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Fellowship Health Resources CEO Joe Diziobek's response to the Gubernatorial forum discussing important Mental Health topics facing Rhode Island.
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Conservation: Why don't conservatives take up the cause? - Providence Journal Tweet this news
Providence Journal---John- H. -Chafee-. “The truth is that conservation and environmental stewardship are core conservative values,” the group's website says. “The misperception stems from the fact that the GOP establishment has lost sight of t - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 02:45:19 GMT+00:00
You'll never be bored in South County! - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--Visit the -John- H. -Chafee- Nature Preserve off Route 1A in North Kingstown. In summer, snorkel and hunt for crab. Take a bike ride. Don't have one, rent it! Pedal the 8-mile length of the South County Bike Path or the sho - Date : Sat, 28 May 2011 06:16:09 GMT+00:00
Top elected officials unwilling to divulge tax data - Providence Journal (blog) Tweet this news
Providence Journal (blog)---John- H. -Chafee-, and a long and now broken line of attorneys general, state treasurers, lieutenant governors, and governors. The holdouts -- who now include Governor -Chafee-, son of the late senator -- are now in the majorit - Date : Mon, 02 May 2011 13:38:51 GMT+00:00
Environmental Writer Peter Lord Addresses Local Land Trust Supporters - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--Lord also gave credit to former governor and long-time senator -John Chafee-, father of Rhode Island's current governor Lincoln Chafee. Despite difficult economic times the senior Chafee was “able to campaign and win support for the crea - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:49:03 GMT+00:00
BOOK REVIEW: Colorful mayor's side of the story - Washington Times Tweet this news
Washington Times--Had Ford won, he believes he would have been in line for a Cabinet post (some of his best Washington anecdotes may require a grain of salt). He tried to talk -John Chafee- out of running so he could replace him in the Senate, and in his - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:28:17 GMT+00:00
Plans for visitors center rise from factory's ashes - Worcester Telegram Tweet this news
Worcester Telegram--Speaking to those gathered in an informal meeting yesterday, Jan H. Reitsma, executive director of the -John- H. -Chafee- Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor rebutted a newspaper headline about the fire that described th - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:59:16 GMT+00:00
BREAKING NEWS: Shutdown would force closure of refuges - South County Independent Tweet this news
South County Independent--In Narragansett, the -John- H. -Chafee- National Wildlife Refuge would closed. Of the 14 employees, only essential personnel would be in place. Citing safety concerns, Nepshinsky wouldn't disclose the number of personnel or - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:08:38 GMT+00:00
Chafee Balancing the Budget on the Backs of Veterans? - GoLocalProv Tweet this news
GoLocalProv--The additional costs for veterans perhaps comes as more of a surprise given that Chafee's father, former Senator -John Chafee-, was a decorated veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War. The elder Chafee was singled out for p - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:49:05 GMT+00:00
Give Canonchet to the feds - South County Independent Tweet this news
South County Independent--The -John Chafee- National Wildlife Refuge already owns an area within 100 yards of the Canonchet Farm barn. Much of the area is wetland and should be managed by people who understand the value and the sensitivity of such an envi - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:14:43 GMT+00:00
John Kostrzewa: Chafee's tax plan mirrored in Conn. - Providence Journal Tweet this news
Providence Journal--The discussion, and some of the heated arguments, sounded a lot like Rhode Islanders' anger after Governor -Chafee- proposed to close a state budget deficit with a huge tax increase and some spending cuts. The more I heard, the mo - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:18:33 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
John Notte
Governor of Rhode Island
1963-1969
Succeeded by
Frank Licht
Preceded by
Max Baucus
Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
1995-1999
Succeeded by
Robert C. Smith
Government offices
Preceded by
Paul R. Ignatius
United States Secretary of the Navy
Served under: Richard Nixon

January 31, 1969 - May 4, 1972
Succeeded by
John Warner
United States Senate
Preceded by
John O. Pastore
United States Senator from Rhode Island
Served alongside: Claiborne Pell, Jack Reed

1976-1999
Succeeded by
Lincoln Chafee
Party political offices
Preceded by
James A. McClure
Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference
1985-1990
Succeeded by
Thad Cochran

Governors of Rhode Island

Cooke * Greene * Collins * A. Fenner * H. Smith * Wilbour * J. Fenner * Jones * Knight * Gibbs * J. Fenner * Arnold * Francis * Sprague III * King * J. Fenner * Jackson * Diman * Harris * Anthony * Allen * Dimond * Hoppin * Dyer * Turner * Sprague IV * Cozzens * J. Smith * Burnside * Padelford * Howard * H. Lippitt * Van Zandt * Littlefield * Bourn * Wetmore * Davis * Taft * Ladd * Davis * Ladd * Brown * C. Lippitt * Dyer, Jr. * Gregory * Kimball * Garvin * Utter * Higgins * Pothier * Beeckman * San Souci * Flynn * Pothier * Case * Green * Quinn * Vanderbilt * McGrath * Pastore * McKiernan * Roberts * Del Sesto * Notte * Chafee * Licht * Noel * Garrahy * DiPrete * Sundlun * Almond * Carcieri |

United States Senators from Rhode Island

Class 1Foster * Potter * Howland * Malbone * Champlin * Hunter * De Wolf * Robbins * Dixon I * Sprague III * Francis * A. Greene * James * Simmons * Arnold * Sprague IV * Burnside * Aldrich * Lippitt * Gerry * Hebert * Gerry * McGrath * Leahy * Pastore * J. Chafee * L. Chafee * Whitehouse
Class 2Stanton * Bradford * R. Greene * Ellery * Fenner * Mathewson * Howell * Burrill * Knight * Simmons * Clarke * Allen * Anthony * Sheffield * Chace * Dixon III * Wetmore * Colt * Metcalf * Green * Pell * Reed

United States Department of the Navy leadership

Secretaries
Cabinet LevelStoddert * Smith * Hamilton * Jones * Crowninshield * S Thompson * Southard * Branch * L. Woodbury * Dickerson * Paulding * Badger * Upshur * Henshaw * Gilmer * Mason * Bancroft * Mason * Preston * Graham * Kennedy * Dobbin * Toucey * Welles * Borie * Robeson * R Thompson * Goff * Hunt * Chandler * Whitney * Tracy * Herbert * Long * Moody * Morton * Bonaparte * Metcalf * Newberry * Meyer * Daniels * Denby * Wilbur * Adams * Swanson * Edison * Knox * Forrestal
Dept. of DefenseSullivan * Matthews * Kimball * Anderson * Thomas * T. Gates * Franke * Connally * Korth * Nitze * Ignatius * Chafee * Warner * Middendorf * Claytor * Hidalgo * Lehman * Webb * Ball * Garrett * O'Keefe * Dalton * Danzig * England * Winter * Mabus
Under
Secretaries
Forrestal * Bard * A. Gates * Sullivan * Kenney * Kimball * Whitehair * Thomas * T. Gates * Franke * Bantz * Fay * BeLieu * Baldwin * Baird * Warner * Sanders * Middendorf * Potter * Macdonald * Woolsey * Murray * Goodrich * Garrett * Howard * Danzig * Hultin * Pirie * Livingstone * Aviles * Work
Assistant
Secretaries
Pre-1954Fox * Faxon * Soley * McAdoo * T. Roosevelt Sr. * Allen * Hackett * Darling * Newberry * Satterlee * Winthrop * F. Roosevelt * G. Woodbury * T. Roosevelt Jr. * Robinson * Jahncke * H. Roosevelt * Edison * Compton * Bard * Hensel * Kenney * Andrews * Koehler * Askins * Fogler
Post-1954Financial Management and Comptroller * Installations and Environment * Manpower and Reserve Affairs * Research, Development and Acquisitions * General Counsel of the Navy * defunct: (Air * Installations and Logistics * Material * Research and Development * Research, Engineering and Systems * Shipbuilding and Logistics)

United States presidential election, 1968

Democratic Party1968 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBranigin * Crommelin * Fisher * Humphrey (campaign) * R. Kennedy (campaign) * Johnson * Lynch * McCarthy (campaign) * McGovern * Moore * Smathers * Young
VP CandidatesMuskie
Republican Party1968 Republican National Convention
CandidatesCarlson * Case * Fong * Lindsay * Nixon (campaign) * Reagan * Rhodes * N. Rockefeller * W. Rockefeller * Romney (campaign) * Stassen * Volpe
VP CandidatesAgnew * Brooke * Bush * Chafee * Evans * Finch * Hatfield * Javits * Love * Morton * Percy * Tower
Third PartyAmerican Independent Party
CandidateWallace (campaign)
VP CandidateLeMay



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