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John Volpe

John A. Volpe
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Volpe as Transportation Secretary
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
1956–1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Charles Dwight (Cap) Curtiss
Succeeded by Bertram Dalley Tallamy
2nd United States Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 22, 1969 – February 2, 1973
President Richard M. Nixon
Preceded by Alan S. Boyd
Succeeded by Claude S. Brinegar
61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 5, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Lieutenant Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.
Preceded by Foster Furcolo
Succeeded by Endicott Peabody
In office
January 7, 1965 – January 22, 1969
Lieutenant Elliot Richardson
Francis W. Sargent
Preceded by Endicott Peabody
Succeeded by Francis W. Sargent
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office
March 6, 1973 – January 24, 1977
President Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Graham Martin
Succeeded by Richard N. Gardner
Personal details
Born John Anthony Volpe
(1908-12-08)December 8, 1908
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
Died November 11, 1994(1994-11-11) (aged 85)
Nahant, Massachusetts, United States
Resting place Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jennie Volpe
Children John Anthony Volpe Jr.
Loretta Jean Volpe Rotondi
Residence Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
Alma mater Wentworth Institute of Technology
Profession Politician
Religion Roman Catholic
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1942–1946
Unit Seabees Instructor

John Anthony Volpe (/ˈvlpi/; December 8, 1908 – November 11, 1994) was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 to 1969, as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1969 to 1973 and as the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1973 to 1977.

Volpe was born on December 8, 1908 in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the son of Italian immigrants Vito and Filomena (Benedetto), who had come from Abruzzo to Boston's North End on the SS Canopic in 1905; his father was in the construction business.

Volpe attended the Wentworth Institute (later known as the Wentworth Institute of Technology) in Boston where he majored in architectural construction and entered the construction business, building his own firm in 1930. On June 18, 1934, Volpe married the former Giovaninna Benedetto, known as Jennie, with whom he had two children, John Anthony, Jr. and Loretta Jean Volpe Rotondi.

During World War II, he volunteered to serve stateside as a United States Navy Seabees training officer.


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