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William R. Cotter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – September 8, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Emilio Q. Daddario |
| Succeeded by | Barbara B. Kennelly |
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| Born | William Ross Cotter (1926-07-18)July 18, 1926 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1981(1981-09-08) (aged 55) East Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Trinity College |
William Ross Cotter (July 18, 1926 – September 8, 1981) was an American politician fromConnecticut. ADemocratic, he served in theUnited States House of Representatives forConnecticut's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1981.
He was born inHartford, Connecticut and graduated fromTrinity College in 1949.
In 1953, he was elected to the city's court of common council and from 1955 to 1957 served as an aide to GovernorAbraham Ribicoff.
He then served as Connecticut's deputy insurance commissioner from 1957 to 1964 and asinsurance commissioner from 1964 through 1970.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1971, until his death frompancreatic cancer at his sister's home inEast Lyme, Connecticut, on September 8, 1981, aged 55.[1]
In 1982, theWilliam R. Cotter Federal Building at Hartford was named in his honor.
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