Peter H. Dominick
| Peter H. Dominick | |
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | John A. Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Gary Hart |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Byron L. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Donald G. Brotzman |
| United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
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In office April 25, 1975 – July 10, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Shelby Cullom Davis |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Davis |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office 1957–1961 |
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Peter Hoyt Dominick July 7, 1915 Stamford, Connecticut |
| Died | March 18, 1981 (aged 65) Hobe Sound, Florida |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Yale Law School |
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| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915 – March 18, 1981) was a politician and lawyer from Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1963 to 1975. His uncle, Howard Alexander Smith, was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1944 to 1959.
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Dominick graduated from St. Mark's School in 1933, from Yale University in 1937 as a member of Scroll and Key, and Yale Law School in 1940. He practiced law in New York City from 1940 until 1942, when he entered the United States Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet at the outset of American fighting in World War II. He served until his separation from military service in 1945, as a captain. He briefly recommenced his legal practice in New York City in 1946, before moving that same year to Denver, Colorado, where he continued to practice.
Dominick entered politics when he was elected as a Republican to the Colorado House of Representatives, where he served from 1957 to 1961. In 1960, he made a successful run for the United States House of Representatives, defeating incumbent freshman Democrat Byron L. Johnson, and he abandoned his law career in 1961. After a single term in the House of Representatives, Dominick was elected to the United States Senate, defeating one-term incumbent Democrat John A. Carroll, 53.6% to 45.6%. He was reelected in 1968 over Stephen L. R. McNichols, a former Governor of Colorado, 58.6% to 41.5%.
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