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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—ConnecticutCOTTER, William Ross
(1926—1981)
COTTER, William Ross, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Hartford, Conn., July 18, 1926; attended the Hartford public schools; B.A., Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1949; member, court of common council, city of Hartford, 1953; aide to Gov. Abraham Ribicoff, 1955-1957; deputy insurance commissioner, State of Connecticut, 1957-1964, and insurance commissioner, 1964-1970; delegate to Connecticut State Democratic conventions, 1954-1970; delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1964, 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1971, until his death in East Lyme, Conn., September 8, 1981; was a resident of Hartford, Conn.; interment in Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
Memorial services held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, together with tributes presented in eulogy of William R. Cotter, late a Representative from Connecticut / Ninety-seventh Congress, first session
. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1981.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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