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Thomas J. Dodd

Personal data
Date of birthMay 15, 1907
Place of birthWillimantic, Connecticut
Date of deathMay 24, 1971(age 64)
Place of deathOld Lyme, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGrace Murphy Dodd
Alma materSaint Anselm College
Providence College
Yale University
ReligionRoman Catholic
Assumed officeJanuary 3, 1959 - January 2, 1971
Succeeded byLowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Preceded byWilliam A. Purtell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district
In officeJanuary 3, 1953 - January 3, 1957
Succeeded byEdwin H. May, Jr.
Preceded byAbraham A. Ribicoff

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Thomas Joseph Dodd (May 15, 1907 � May 24, 1971) was a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut, He was the first Senator censured by the US Senate since Joseph McCarthy in 1954, and was one of only six people censured by the Senate in the 20th century. He is the father of U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and Thomas J. Dodd, Jr., who served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 1993 � 1997 and to Costa Rica from 1997-2001 .

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Brooklyn painter/illustrator featured in UConn exhibits - Norwich Bulletin Tweet this news
Norwich Bulletin---...- is represented in the collection,” said Terri Goldich, curator for the Northeast Children's Literature Collection at the -Thomas J-. -Dodd- Research Center. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:34:14 GMT+00:00
Almost 59 percent of Norwalk voters show up to cast ballots - The Hour Tweet this news
The Hour--Christopher -J-. -Dodd-. Foley and Malloy were vying for the office being vacated by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell. "With those two races, it boosted (turnout)," ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:19:48 GMT+00:00
Prize-Winning Author And Journalist Andrew Revkin To Speak At UConn Lecture Series - Hartford Courant Tweet this news
Hartford Courant---...- on Nature and the Environment, will take place on Thursday, November 11, 4 pm at the -Thomas J-. -Dodd- Research Center, Konover Auditorium, at UConn. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:09:18 GMT+00:00
Wall St. Faces Specter of Lost Trading Units - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--Under the new -Dodd--Frank financial regulations, Goldman must break up its principal strategies group, the wildly successful trading unit that has helped ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:23:29 GMT+00:00
American Perspective Bank Announces: Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results ... - Centre Daily Times Tweet this news
Centre Daily Times--Commenting on the loan portfolio growth during the first half of 2010, -Thomas J-. Beene, the Bank's President and Chief Executive Officer stated: "We have ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20:33 GMT+00:00
Iran is ready for planned US sanctions targeting fuel imports, analysts say - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--Christopher -J-. -Dodd- (D-Conn.), the chairman of the Senate banking committee, and Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:09:55 GMT+00:00
Tigers rescue fireworks in Norwich - TheDay.com Tweet this news
TheDay.com---...- new minor league baseball team offered to host the event at -Thomas J-. -Dodd- Memorial Stadium on July 3, when the Connecticut Tigers are on the road. ... - Date : Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:10:51 GMT+00:00
Stimulus funds are essential to save teaching jobs, state schools chief says - The Connecticut Mirror Tweet this news
The Connecticut Mirror--Christopher -J-. -Dodd-, a co-sponsor of the Keep Our Educators Working Act. "I'm pleased that Education Commissioner McQuillan is joining me to push for ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:52:38 GMT+00:00
2010 Norman NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional - NewsOK.com Tweet this news
NewsOK.com--Senator -Thomas J-. -Dodd- Memorial Stadium Friday, June 4 Game 1: Central Connecticut State (33-21) vs. Florida State... →Friday: OU vs. ORU, 1 pm; Cal vs. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:56:33 GMT+00:00
US, not states, should have lead role in consumer financial protection - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--Thus the draft bill by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher -J-. -Dodd- (D-Conn.) would undo much of the recent trend toward preemption. ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 04:08:57 GMT+00:00

United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
Preceded by
William A. Purtell
United States Senator from Connecticut|class=1
Served alongside: Prescott S. Bush, Abraham A. Ribicoff

1959 - 1971
Succeeded by
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.


United States Senators from Connecticut

Class 1Ellsworth * Hillhouse * Dana * Boardman * Edwards * Foot * N. Smith * Niles * Betts * Huntington * R.S. Baldwin * Toucey * Dixon * Buckingham * Eaton * Hawley * Bulkeley * McLean * Walcott * Maloney * Hart * R.E. Baldwin * Benton * Purtell * T. Dodd * Weicker * Lieberman
Class 3Johnson * Sherman * Mitchell * Trumbull * Tracy * Goodrich * Daggett * Lanman * Willey * Tomlinson * P. Smith * Niles * T. Smith * Gillette * Foster * Ferry * English * Barnum * Platt * Brandegee * Bingham * Lonergan * Danaher * McMahon * Purtell * Bush * Ribicoff * C. Dodd

United States presidential election, 1964

Democratic Party1964 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBrewster * Brown * Johnson * Kennedy * Randolph * Reynolds * Wallace * Welsh * Yorty
VP CandidatesDodd * Humphrey * Kennedy * McCarthy
Republican Party1964 Republican National Convention
CandidatesFong * Goldwater * Lodge * Nixon * Rhodes * Rockefeller * Scranton * Smith * Stassen
VP CandidatesMiller



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