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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
appointedBy Richard Nixon
burialPlace Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-12-08
dateOfDeath 1994-11-11
endTime 1963-01-03 (first term as Governor of Massachusetts)
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
familyName Volpe
givenName John
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
middleName Anthony
notableAchievement served as U.S. Ambassador to Italy
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
numberOfChildren 2
occupation diplomat
government official
politician
officeContested President of the United States (1968 Republican primaries)
orderInOffice 2nd United States Secretary of Transportation
61st Governor of Massachusetts
placeOfBirth Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Nahant, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
United States Ambassador to Italy
United States Secretary of Transportation
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Giovanna Benedetto Volpe
startTime 1961-01-05 (first term as Governor of Massachusetts)
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
Benjamin A. Smith II
appointedBy
Alan S. Boyd
succeededBy

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