Albert P. Morano

Albert Paul Morano (born January 18, 1908 in Paterson , New Jersey , †  December 16, 1987 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1959 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Morano came to Greenwich, Connecticut with his parents in 1912. There he attended public schools. Between 1933 and 1935 he was a member of the city's tax commission. Between 1939 and 1940, Morano served as an assistant to Congressman Albert E. Austin . From 1942 he was also active in the real estate and insurance business in Greenwich. From 1943 to 1947 he was a member of the staff of Congressman Clare Boothe Luce . Afterwards Morano was from 1947 to 1950 commissioner for the unemployment insurance in Connecticut ( Unemployment Compensation Commissioner ).

Politically, Morano was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1950 congressional election he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Connecticut , where he succeeded John Davis Lodge on January 3, 1951 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . During this time, among other things, the Korean War fell . In the elections of 1958 he was defeated by the Democrat Donald Jay Irwin .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Morano served on the staff of US Senator Thomas J. Dodd between 1963 and 1969 . Then he retired from politics and devoted himself to his private business. Albert Morano died on December 16, 1987 in his home town of Greenwich and was buried there.

Web links

• Albert P. Morano in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert P. Morano in the database of Find a Grave (English)