Herbert F. DeSimone

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Herbert F. DeSimone (September 5, 1929 – November 27, 2013) was an American lawyer, politician and Attorney General of Rhode Island 1967-1971.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, DeSimone graduated from Brown University and received his law degree from Columbia University Law School. He was admitted to the Rhode Island bar and practiced law. In 1967-1971, he served as Attorney General of Rhode Island as a Republican. DeSimone also was the Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island but lost the election to Frank Licht.[1] Shortly after his defeat, President Richard Nixon nominated DeSimone to be assistant secretary of the United States Department of Transportation for Environment and Urban System.[2] He served in that position from 1971 to 1972 before returning to the private practice of law.[3] In August 1976, President Gerald Ford nominated DeSimone to succeed Edward William Day as judge for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island but United States Senator Edward Kennedy blocked the nomination.[4]

DeSimone died in Providence, Rhode Island.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Concedes defeat, Reading Eagle, November 15, 1970
  2. ↑ Named to Post, Tuscaloosa News, February 11, 1971
  3. ↑ Office of the White House Press Secretary-President Gerald Ford, August 4, 1976, Nomination of Herbert DeSimone
  4. ↑ Kennedy vote stalls naming of 3 judges, Bangor Daily News, September 17, 1976
  5. ↑ 'Herbert DeSimone, former R.I. attorney general, dies at 84, Providence Journal, Randal Edgar, November 28, 2013

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