William R. Cotter

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William R. Cotter

William Ross Cotter (born July 18, 1926 in Hartford , Connecticut , † September 8, 1981 in East Lyme , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1971 and 1981 he represented the first constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cotter attended the public schools in Hartford and then until 1949 the local Trinity College . Then he began a political career. He became a member of the Democratic Party and served on Hartford City Council in 1953. From 1955 to 1957 he was on the advisory board of Governor Abraham A. Ribicoff . Between 1957 and 1964 he was deputy and from 1964 to 1970 actual Insurance Commissioner of the State of Connecticut. Between 1954 and 1970 he was a delegate at all regional Democratic party conventions in his home state. In 1964 and 1968 he also took part as a delegate at the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the 1970 congressional elections, William Cotter was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the First District of Connecticut . There he took over from Emilio Q. Daddario on January 3, 1971 . After five re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until his death on September 8, 1981.

Web links

  • William R. Cotter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Cotter, William R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cotter, William Ross (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1981
Place of death East Lyme , Connecticut