Peter H. Dominick
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The Honorable 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 | |
In office April 25, 1975 – July 10, 1975 |
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Preceded by | Shelby Cullom Davis |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | July 7, 1915 Stamford, Connecticut |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hobe Sound, Florida |
Alma mater | Yale University Yale Law School |
Military service | |
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%.
Senator Dominick served as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the 92nd Congress from 1971 to 1973. In a good election year for Democrats, Dominick was defeated for a third term in 1974 by Gary Hart, 57.2% to 39.5%. After leaving the Senate at the end of his term in 1975, he was appointed Ambassador to Switzerland by President Gerald Ford, but served only briefly. He resided in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado until his death at Hobe Sound, Florida, on March 18, 1981. Senator Dominick's body was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver.
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1962
- United States Senate elections, 1968
- United States Senate elections, 1974
References
- Peter H. Dominick at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-01-25
External links
- Peter H. Dominick at Find a Grave
- Guide to the Peter H. Dominick Papers at the University of Denver Retrieved 2014-09-26.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Succeeded by Donald G. Brotzman |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Colorado January 3, 1963 – January 2, 1975 Served alongside: Gordon L. Allott and Floyd K. Haskell |
Succeeded by Gary Hart |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chairman of National Republican Senatorial Committee 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by Bill Brock |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Switzerland April 25, 1975 – July 10, 1975 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Davis |
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