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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