Anthony J. Armentano

Anthony J. Armentano (born June 21, 1916 in Hartford , Connecticut , † December 25, 1987 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1961 and 1963 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Anthony Armentano attended Hartford Public High School and then studied business administration at Boston University . After studying law at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1941, he began to work in this profession in 1946. In between he served in the US Army during World War II , where he rose to captain. In 1953 he became an appellate judge. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Since 1957 he was a member of the Connecticut Senate , whose unofficial chairmanship ( President Pro Tempore ) he held since 1959. The official chairman of the Senate is the lieutenant governor of that state.

In January 1961, after President John F. Kennedy took office, Connecticut's Governor Abraham A. Ribicoff was named as the new Federal Minister of Health. After his appointment Ribicoff had to give up the office of governor, which now fell to his previous lieutenant governor John N. Dempsey . According to the Connecticut Constitution, the State Senate's President Pro Tempore became the new lieutenant governor. That was Anthony Armentano at the time. So he held this post until the end of the regular term in January 1963. In 1962, he renounced another candidacy.

After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor Anthony Armentano took over various judges' posts in his home state until 1983. In the end he was a judge at the local Supreme Court . He died in Hartford on December 25, 1987.

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SURNAME	Armentano, Anthony J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 21, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartford , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1987
Place of death	Hartford , Connecticut