 AKA John Anthony Volpe
Born:8-Dec-1908
Birthplace:Wakefield, MA
Died:11-Sep-1994
Location of death:Nahant, MA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, MA
Gender: Male
Religion:Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Twice Governor of Massachusetts Military service: US Navy (Training officer, Seabees, 1942-46) Father: Vito Volpe (Italian immigrant)
Mother: Filomena (Italian immigrant)
Wife: Giovaninna Benedetto ("Jennie", m. 18-Jun-1934, two children)
Son: John Volpe, Jr.
Daughter: Loretta Jean Rotondi
University:Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
US Ambassador to Italy (1973-77)
US Secretary of Transportation (1969-73)
Governor of Massachusetts (1965-69)
Governor of Massachusetts (1961-63)
Federal Highway Administration Federal Highway Administrator (1956-57)
Massachusetts State Official Commissioner of Public Works (1953-56)
Associated General Contractors of America President (1960s)
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Malta
Sons of Italy
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Italian Ancestry
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