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William St. Onge | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – May 1, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Seely-Brown Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Steele |
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| Born | (1914-10-09)October 9, 1914 Putnam, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1970(1970-05-01) (aged 55) Groton, Connecticut, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Tufts University University of Connecticut |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
William Leon St. Onge (October 9, 1914 – May 1, 1970) was aUnited Statesrepresentative fromConnecticut.
He was born inPutnam,Windham County, Connecticut, and attended the secondary schools of Putnam. He graduated fromTufts University in 1941 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1942, serving in the Army Air Corps in North Africa and Europe, and was discharged as aflight engineer in September 1945. He then attended theUniversity of Connecticut School of Law atHartford in 1948, and was admitted to the bar in 1948. He commenced the practice of law in Putnam in 1948, becoming judge of theprobate court from 1948 to 1962.
He was a member of board of education of Putnam in 1939–1941, and served in theState House of Representatives in 1941–1942. He served as prosecutor of the city court of Putnam from 1949 to 1951, and in 1955 he became judge of the city court of Putnam, serving until 1961. He was chairman and executive director of the redevelopment agency of Putnam, 1956–1958, and wasmayor of the city in 1961–1962.
In 1962 he was elected as aDemocrat to the Eighty-eighth and to the three succeedingCongresses, serving from January 3, 1963, until his death from a heart attack inGroton, Connecticut in 1970.[1] His body was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Putnam. He was succeeded as Representative byRobert H. Steele.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut 1963–1970 | Succeeded by |
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