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Senate Years of Service: 1999-2007 Party: Republican
CHAFEE, Lincoln Davenport, (son of John H. Chafee; great-great-nephew of Henry F. Lippitt),
a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Warwick, R.I. on March 26,
1953; attended Warwick public schools; graduated Brown University 1975;
delegate to Rhode Island constitutional convention 1985; member, Warwick city
council 1986-1992; mayor of Warwick 1992-1999; appointed on November 2, 1999,
as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of his father, John H. Chafee; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate
in 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 2006.
BibliographyChafee, Lincoln D.
Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless
President. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.
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