Dante Fascell
Dante Fascell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Harry Johnston |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
Preceded by | William C. Cramer |
Succeeded by | J. Herbert Burke |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | William C. Lantaff |
Succeeded by | Albert S. Herlong, Jr. |
Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1984–1993 | |
Preceded by | Clement John Zablocki |
Succeeded by | Lee H. Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | March 9, 1917 Bridgehampton, New York |
Died | November 28, 1998 81) Clearwater, Florida | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) served as an American politician from the state of Florida.
Early life
Dante Fascell was born in Bridgehampton, New York. In 1925, his family moved to Florida. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Miami School of Law. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. While a University of Miami law student, Fascell was inducted into its Iron Arrow Honor Society, the University of Miami's highest honor.
Fascell served in the Florida National Guard during World War II, serving in the African, Sicilian, and Italian Campaigns.
Political career
Fascell's constituents elected him to the Florida House of Representatives in 1950. In 1954 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district representing Dade County, Florida. Fascell refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956. Fascell began as a supporter of the Vietnam War, but he soon spoke out against the war. Fascell cosponsored the War Powers Act of 1973 and he won aid for Cuban-Americans who had settled in his district. He served as the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1984 to 1993.[1] He worked to repeal the Clark Amendment, allowing the U.S. government to send aid to UNITA rebels in Angola, as a partner in the Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly lobbying firm.[2]
Fascell worked to champion the creation of Biscayne National Park, south of Miami. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. The visitor center in the park is named after Representative Fascell. Similarly, a public park located in South Miami is named for him.[3] The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991 established the prestigious think-tank at the University of Miami.
During the time between 1981 and 1988, Shirley Mae Albertus was Fascell's administrative assistant.
Fascell retired from the House after his 19th term ended in 1993. On October 29, 1998 he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.[4] He died the following month from colorectal cancer, at the age of 81.
References
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000041
- ↑ Calvo Ospina, Hernando (2002). Bacardi: The Hidden War. p. 46.
- ↑ http://www.cityofsouthmiami.net/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=VisitourParks&category=ParksRec
- ↑ "The White House - Office of the Press Secretary". Retrieved 2009-12-08.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by William C. Lantaff |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district 1955–1967 |
Succeeded by Albert S. Herlong, Jr. |
Preceded by William C. Cramer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district 1967–1973 |
Succeeded by J. Herbert Burke |
Preceded by District Created |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district 1973–1983 |
Succeeded by E. Clay Shaw, Jr. |
Preceded by District Created |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district 1983–1993 |
Succeeded by Harry Johnston |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Clement J. Zablocki Wisconsin |
Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee 1984–1993 |
Succeeded by Lee H. Hamilton Indiana |
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