DANTE FASCELL
- + Add to Faves
- + Translate
- + Share
العربية
ä¸å›½
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिनà¥à¤¦à¥€
Italiano
日本語
Português
РуÑÑкий
Español
'Dante Bruno Fascell' (March 9 1917 – November 28 1998) was an American politician from the state of Florida.
Fascell was born in Bridgehampton, New York. He moved to Florida in 1925 and, in 1938, he graduated from the University of Miami law school, where he was inducted into the prestigious Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor awarded at the university.
While attending the University of Miami, Fascell was a brother of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Fascell served in the Florida National Guard during World War II, serving in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns.
Fascell was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950.
In 1954, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district representing Dade County, Florida.
Fascell refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956. Fascell began as a supporter of the Vietnam War, but he soon spoke out against the war. Fascell cosponsored the War Powers Act of 1973 and he won aid for Cuban-Americans who had settled in his district. From 1984 to 1993, Fascell was the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Fascell retired from the House after his 19th term ended in 1993. He died from colorectal cancer in 1998 at the age of 81.
★ Dante Fascell biography at U.S. Congress Web Site.
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Political career |
| External links |
Early life
Fascell was born in Bridgehampton, New York. He moved to Florida in 1925 and, in 1938, he graduated from the University of Miami law school, where he was inducted into the prestigious Iron Arrow Honor Society, the highest honor awarded at the university.
While attending the University of Miami, Fascell was a brother of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Fascell served in the Florida National Guard during World War II, serving in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns.
Political career
Fascell was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950.
In 1954, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district representing Dade County, Florida.
Fascell refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956. Fascell began as a supporter of the Vietnam War, but he soon spoke out against the war. Fascell cosponsored the War Powers Act of 1973 and he won aid for Cuban-Americans who had settled in his district. From 1984 to 1993, Fascell was the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Fascell retired from the House after his 19th term ended in 1993. He died from colorectal cancer in 1998 at the age of 81.
External links
★ Dante Fascell biography at U.S. Congress Web Site.
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
