OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff

BORN:
April 9, 1910,
New Britain, Connecticut

DIED:
February 22, 1998 (age 87),
New York City, New York

EDUCATION:
New York University
University of Chicago (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1949-1953:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1955-1961:
Governor of Connecticut
1961-1962:
U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
1963-1981:
U.S. Senator (D-CT)

RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Connecticut History
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

OBITUARIES 2/23/1998):
New York Times
Washington Post
Hartford Courant

PAPERS:
University of Connecticut 
JFK Library
Library of Congress