Dante Fascell

Dante Fascell
Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
In office
December 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byClement J. Zablocki
Succeeded byLee H. Hamilton
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byBill Lantaff
Succeeded byPeter Deutsch (Redistricting)
Constituency4th district (1955–67)
12th district (1967–73)
15th district (1973–83)
19th district (1983–93)
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
In office
1950–1954
Personal details
Born
Dante Bruno Fascell

(1917-03-09)March 9, 1917
Bridgehampton, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1998(1998-11-28) (aged 81)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeanne-Marie Fascell
RelativesBen Diamond (grandson)
EducationUniversity of Miami (JD)

Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for nine years.


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