Emilio Daddario | Mayor, congressman, 91
Former Rep. Emilio Daddario, 91, who served 12 years in Congress and two years as mayor of Middletown, Conn., died Wednesday in Washington from heart failure.
Former Rep. Emilio Daddario, 91, who served 12 years in Congress and two years as mayor of Middletown, Conn., died Wednesday in Washington from heart failure.
Born in Newton Center, Mass., Mr. Daddario graduated from Wesleyan University and the University of Connecticut School of Law and started a law practice. He later enlisted in the Army and served in the Mediterranean theater.
He was elected mayor of Middletown at age 28 and served from 1946 to 1948.
He defeated former Rep. Edwin H. May Jr. in 1958 to win Connecticut's First District seat. Mr. Daddario held the seat from 1959 to 1971, when he decided not to seek reelection. - AP