John A. Volpe
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John A. Volpe was an American politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts and later as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Ambassador to Italy.
Statements (41)
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human → |
| appointedBy |
Richard Nixon
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| burialPlace |
Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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| causeOfDeath |
natural causes
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1908-12-08
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| dateOfDeath |
1994-11-11
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| endTime |
1963-01-03 (first term as Governor of Massachusetts)
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1969-01-02 (second period as Governor of Massachusetts) → 1973-02-02 (as U.S. Secretary of Transportation) → 1977-01-20 (as U.S. Ambassador to Italy) → |
| ethnicGroup |
Italian American
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| familyName |
Volpe
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| givenName |
John
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
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| middleName |
Anthony
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| notableAchievement |
served as U.S. Ambassador to Italy
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served as second U.S. Secretary of Transportation → served three terms as Governor of Massachusetts → |
| notableWork |
early leadership of the U.S. Department of Transportation
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| numberOfChildren |
2
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| occupation |
diplomat
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government official → politician → |
| officeContested |
President of the United States (1968 Republican primaries)
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| orderInOffice |
2nd United States Secretary of Transportation
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61st Governor of Massachusetts → |
| placeOfBirth |
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Nahant, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
Governor of Massachusetts
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United States Ambassador to Italy → United States Secretary of Transportation → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Massachusetts, United States
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Giovanna Benedetto Volpe
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| startTime |
1961-01-05 (first term as Governor of Massachusetts)
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1965-01-07 (second period as Governor of Massachusetts) → 1969-01-22 (as U.S. Secretary of Transportation) → 1973-03-01 (as U.S. Ambassador to Italy) → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Benjamin A. Smith II
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appointedBy |
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Alan S. Boyd
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succeededBy |