Peter N. Cyrus

Peter Cyrus

Peter Nicholas Kyros (born July 11, 1925 in Portland , Maine , † July 10, 2012 ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1975 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Kyros attended his homeland public schools and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Between 1944 and 1953 he served in the US Navy . During this time he studied at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis until 1947 . After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his admission as a lawyer in 1957, he began to practice in Portland in his new profession. From 1957 to 1959 he was an advisor to the Maine Public Utilities Commission .

Politically, Cyrus was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1966 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . There he took over from Stanley R. Tupper on January 3, 1967 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1975 . During this time the Vietnam War ended . Political life in the United States was also overshadowed by the Watergate Affair in 1974 . During Cyrus's time in Congress, the 25th and 26th amendments were ratified.

In the 1974 elections, Cyrus lost to David F. Emery of the Republican Party . Between 1980 and 1982 he worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then he worked as a lawyer again.

Web links

• Peter N. Kyros in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)