Christopher Dodd
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==Thomas Joseph Dodd== | ==Thomas Joseph Dodd== | ||
− | He was born [[May 15]], 1907 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. He graduated from Providence College, Rhode Island and received a law degree from Yale University. | + | He was born [[May 15]], 1907 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Thomas Joseph Dodd and his wife Abigail Margaret O'Sullivan. He graduated from Providence College, Rhode Island and received a law degree from Yale University. On [[May 19]], 1934 he married Grace Murphy of Westerly, Rhode Island. They had six children. |
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+ | He was US Representative from Connecticut 1953-57 and US Senator from Connecticut 1959-71. | ||
Thomas J Dodd died in Old Lyme, Connecticut [[May 24, 1971]] | Thomas J Dodd died in Old Lyme, Connecticut [[May 24, 1971]] |