John C. Danforth
| John Danforth | |
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| United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
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In office July 23, 2004 – January 20, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John D. Negroponte |
| Succeeded by | Anne Patterson (Acting) |
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United States Senator from Missouri |
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In office December 27, 1976 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Stuart Symington |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
| Attorney General of Missouri | |
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In office January 13, 1969 – December 27, 1976 |
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| Governor |
Warren E. Hearnes Kit Bond |
| Preceded by | Norman Anderson |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
| Personal details | |
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John Claggett Danforth September 5, 1936 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Dobson |
| Education |
Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD, MDiv) |
John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a retired American politician who began his career in 1968 as the Attorney General of Missouri and served three terms as United States Senator from Missouri. In 2004 he served briefly as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Danforth is an ordained Episcopal priest.
Danforth was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the grandson of William H. Danforth, founder of Purina Mills. His father was the CEO of its successor, Ralston Purina. Danforth's brother, Dr. William Henry Danforth, is former chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
Danforth attended St. Louis Country Day School for high school, and he eventually went on to Princeton University where he received his bachelor's degree in Sociology in 1958. While in college Danforth joined Lambda Chi Alpha. He then attended law and divinity graduate schools at Yale University, and was employed a short time at the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Before Danforth entered Republican politics, Missouri was a reliably Democratic state with both its U.S. Senators and Governors regularly being Democrats. Prior to Symington, Danforth's seat in the Senate was held by Democratic Party heavyweights Thomas Hart Benton and Harry S. Truman.
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