John H. Chafee
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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In office December 29, 1976 – October 24, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | John O. Pastore |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Chafee |
| 59th United States Secretary of the Navy 12th Secretary under the DoD |
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In office January 31, 1969 – May 4, 1972 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Paul R. Ignatius |
| Succeeded by | John Warner |
| 66th Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office January 1, 1963 – January 7, 1969 |
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| Lieutenant | Edward P. Gallogly Giovanni Folcarelli Joseph O'Donnell, Jr. |
| Preceded by | John A. Notte, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank Licht |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | |
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In office January 4, 1995 – October 24, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Max Baucus |
| Succeeded by | Bob Smith |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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In office 1956–1960 |
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John Lester Hubbard Chafee October 22, 1922 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | October 24, 1999 (aged 77) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Resting place | Chafee Family Cemetery Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Coates Chafee |
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Lincoln Zecharia Tribbie John Georgia Quentin |
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Yale University (1947) Harvard Law School (1950) |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1942–1945 1951–1953 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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John Lester Hubbard Chafee (/ˈtʃeɪfiː/ CHAY-fee; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.
Chafee was born in Providence, Rhode Island to a politically active family. He was the son of Janet (née Hunter) and John S. Chafee. His great-grandfather, Henry Lippitt, was governor of Rhode Island (1875–1877) and among his great-uncles were a Rhode Island governor, Charles Warren Lippitt, and United States Senator Henry Frederick Lippitt. His uncle, Zechariah Chafee, was a Harvard law professor, and a notable civil libertarian. His cousin was Frederick Lippitt, former House Minority Leader for the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He had four sons and two daughters, one of whom is former Rhode Island Governor and former United States Senator Lincoln Chafee.
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