Stuyvesant Wainwright
| Stuyvesant Wainwright | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district |
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| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Greenwood |
| Succeeded by | Otis G. Pike |
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| Born | March 16, 1921 New York City, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wainscott, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Stuyvesant Wainwright II (March 16, 1921 – March 6, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.[1]
Wainwright was born in New York City, the son of Carroll Livingston Wainwright and Edith Gould, daughter of financier George Jay Gould. He moved to East Hampton, New York in 1927. He served in the United States Army from January 30, 1942 until December 13, 1945 during World War II. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1947. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1961. He narrowly lost a re-election bid in 1960 against Democrat Otis G. Pike. He taught political science at Rutgers University from 1960 until 1961. Until his death he was a resident of Wainscott, New York.
Notes
- ↑ Obituaries - March 11, 2010 Stuyvesant Wainwright II, Former United States Representative at the Wayback Machine (archived April 1, 2010)
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1953–1961 |
Succeeded by Otis G. Pike |
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