John O. Pastore
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| 61st Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office October 6, 1945 – December 19, 1950 |
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| Lieutenant | John S. McKiernan |
| Preceded by | J. Howard McGrath |
| Succeeded by | John S. McKiernan |
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office 1945 |
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| Governor | J. Howard McGrath |
| Preceded by | Louis W. Cappelli |
| Succeeded by | John S. McKiernan |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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In office December 19, 1950 – December 28, 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Edward L. Leahy |
| Succeeded by | John H. Chafee |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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In office 1935–1937 |
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| Personal details | |
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John Orlando Pastore March 17, 1907 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | July 15, 2000 (aged 93) Cranston, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Caito Pastore (nee Caito) |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer, Senator, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907 – July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976. He previously served as the 61st Governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950. He was the first Italian American to be elected as a governor or senator.
John Pastore was born in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The second of five children, he was the son of Michele and Erminia (née Asprinio) Pastore, who were Italian immigrants. His father, a tailor who had moved from Potenza to the United States in 1899, died when John was nine, and his mother went to work as a seamstress to support the family. She married her late husband's brother, Salvatore, who also ran a tailoring business. As a child, Pastore worked delivering coats and suits for his stepfather, as an errand boy in a law office, and as a foot-press operator in a jewelry factory.
Pastore graduated with honors from Classical High School in 1925, and spent a year working a $15-a-week job as a claims adjuster for the Narragansett Electric Company. In 1927, he enrolled in an evening law course given by Northeastern University at the Young Men's Christian Association in Providence. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree (equivalent to a modern JD degree) in 1931, and was admitted to the bar the following year. He then established a law office in the basement of his family's home, but attracted few clients due to the Great Depression.
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