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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriJohn Claggett DANFORTH
(1936- )
Senate Years of Service:
1976-1995Party: RepublicanDANFORTH, John Claggett, a
Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo.,
September 5, 1936; graduated, St. Louis County Day (High) School
1954; graduated from Princeton University 1958, Yale University Law
School and Yale Divinity School 1963; admitted to the New York bar
in 1963, and commenced practice in New York City; ordained clergy,
Episcopal Church 1963; attorney general of Missouri 1969-1976;
unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United
States Senate 1970; elected as a Republican to the United States
Senate in 1976 for the term commencing January 3, 1977;
subsequently appointed on December 27, 1976, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Stuart Symington for the term ending
January 3, 1977; reelected in 1982 and again in 1988, and served
from December 27, 1976, to January 3, 1995; was not a candidate for
reelection in 1994; chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation (Ninety-ninth Congress); resumed the practice of
law; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 2004-2005; is a resident
of St. Louis, Mo.
Bibliography
Danforth, John C. Resurrection: The Confirmation of Clarence
Thomas. New York: Viking, 1994; Danforth, John C. Faith and
Politics: How the “Moral Values” Debate Divides America
and How to Move Forward Together. New York: Viking, 2006.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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