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Anthony J. Celebrezze

Anthony Celebrezze
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
August 19, 1965 – October 1, 1980
Appointed by Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by Lester Cecil
Succeeded by Leroy Contie
5th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
July 31, 1962 – August 17, 1965
President John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by Abraham A. Ribicoff
Succeeded by John W. Gardner
49th Mayor of Cleveland
In office
January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1961
Preceded by Thomas A. Burke
Succeeded by Ralph S. Locher
Personal details
Born Antonio Giuseppe Cilibrizzi
(1910-09-04)September 4, 1910
Anzi, Italy
Died October 29, 1998(1998-10-29) (aged 88)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Anne
Children 3 (including Tony)
Education Cleveland State University
John Carroll University (BA)
Ohio Northern University (LLB)

Anthony Joseph Celebrezze Sr. (born Antonio Giuseppe Cilibrizzi, Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔnjo dʒuˈzɛppe tʃiliˈbrittsi]; September 4, 1910 – October 29, 1998) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, who served as the 49th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a cabinet member in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and as a U.S. appeals court judge.

Celebrezze was born to Dorothy (née Marcogiuseppe) and Rocco Cilibrizzi in Anzi, a town in the region of Basilicata, Italy, one of thirteen children. The family moved to the United States when he was two years old, and the surname was Americanized to "Celebrezze"/sɛləˈbrzi/. Having been a shepherd in Anzi, Rocco learned of work on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad as a track laborer in Cleveland.

Like many of his generation, Celebrezze did odd jobs as youngster, shining shoes and selling newspapers. He attended Cleveland Public Schools, graduating from Central High School and Fenn College (later renamed Cleveland State University). He graduated from John Carroll University in 1934, during which time he worked as railroad laborer and freight truck driver, as well as boxer, to pay his way. He later attended Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1936 from the Ohio Northern University, College of Law.


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