Emilio Daddario | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin H. May Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William R. Cotter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Quincy Daddario (1918-09-24)September 24, 1918 |
| Died | July 7, 2010(2010-07-07) (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Berenice M. Carbo |
| Children | 1 |
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| Alma mater | Wesleyan University University of Connecticut School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Emilio Quincy Daddario (September 24, 1918 – July 7, 2010) was an AmericanDemocratic politician fromConnecticut. He served as a member of the86th through91st United States Congresses.
Daddario was born on September 24, 1918, inNewton Centre, Massachusetts, the son ofItalian parents,[1] Attilio and Giovanna (née Ciovacco) Daddario.[2] He attended public school inBoston as well asTilton Academy in New Hampshire and theNewton Country Day School in Massachusetts. In 1939, he graduated fromWesleyan University inMiddletown, Connecticut.
Daddario attendedBoston University Law School from 1939 to 1941 but transferred to theUniversity of Connecticut School of Law from which he graduated in 1942. He was admitted to the bar in Connecticut and Massachusetts that year. He began his law practice inMiddletown, Connecticut. In February 1943 he enlisted as a private in theUnited States Army. He was assigned to theOffice of Strategic Services at Fort Meade, Maryland and served in theMediterranean Theater of Operations. "According to the 2004 book Mussolini: The Last 600 Days of Il Duce, by Ray Moseley, Mr. Daddario was credited with capturingBenito Mussolini's chief of staff,Rodolfo Graziani, at the Hotel Milan in April 1945. Daddario's decorations included theLegion of Merit and theBronze Star Medal."[3] He was a captain when he left the service in September 1945 and received the Italian Medaglia d'Argento.[citation needed]
Daddario continued his military service in theConnecticut National Guard. He served as mayor of Middletown, Connecticut from 1946 to 1948. He was appointed a judge of the Middletown Municipal Court where he served from 1948 to 1950. During theKorean War, he returned to active duty as a major with the Forty-third Division of the Connecticut National Guard in the Far East Liaison Group until 1952. He then returned to his law practice inHartford, Connecticut.[citation needed]
Daddario won election in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress and served until January 3, 1971. "On Capitol Hill, he chaired the House Science Committee's subcommittee on science research and development, and the subcommittee on patents and science inventions. He also served on a subcommittee that was involved with the planning and development of the Apollo missions to the moon."[3] He did not seek re-election to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Connecticut in 1970, losing the general election toThomas J. Meskill. He continued his career in public service as Director of the Office of Technology Assessment from 1973 to 1977.[citation needed]
"For his sustained contributions to science and the national welfare during the years he served as a Congressman," Daddario was awarded thePublic Welfare Medal from theNational Academy of Sciences in 1976.[4] He served as president of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science from 1977 to 1978. From 1979 to 1989, he co-chaired the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, which was a joint committee of theAmerican Bar Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5][6]
Daddario was married to the former Berenice M. Carbo.[7] He died on July 7, 2010, fromheart failure, according to his son, Richard, theNew York Police Department's incoming deputy commissioner for counter-terrorism. At the time of his death he lived inWashington, D.C.[8][9]
Two of his grandchildren,Alexandra andMatthew, are actors.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Connecticut 1970 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 1st congressional district 1959–1971 | Succeeded by |
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