Frederick Lippitt 4th District - Providence Historical Moment (1 janv. 1961 – 1 janv. 1963)

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Dates of Service: January 1, 1961-1983

Date of Birth: December 29, 1916

Birth Place: Washington D.C.

Education: Lippitt received his preparatory education at St. Mark's School and graduated from Yale University in 1939. He then attended Yale Law School where he joined the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. His studies were interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he completed his studies at Yale Law School and graduated in 1946.

Occupation: Attorney-At-Law

Military Service: Served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1941-1946 with the American Division in New Caledonia and the 91st Infantry Division in Italy; 43rd Infantry Division in Germany, 1951-1952

Other Offices: House Minority Leader (1969-); Deputy Minority Leader (1962-1969); Director, Rhode Island Department of Administration (1985); Judge, Providence Housing Court (1984);

Affiliations: "Senior fellow of Brown University, member of the Board of Trustees of Brown University (1963-1970), chairman of the board of Rhode Island Hospital, chairman of the board of the Providence Plan (see below), trustee of Rhode Island School of Design and chairman of the board of trustees of St. Mark's School. Brown University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1977 and its President's Medal in 2004.[8]

As chairman of the Providence Plan (a strategic urban planning initiative), Lippitt envisioned the successful Woonasquatucket Greenway Project which improved the natural scenery in blighted neighborhoods of Providence.

He also served Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Elementary and Secondary Education for several years prior to his death."

Honors and Awards:
- Bronze Star Medal
- American Defense Service Medal (1941)
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1942)
- American Campaign Medal (1943)
- American Campaign Medal (1943)
- Purple Heart (1944)
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with campaign star (1944)
- World War II Victory Medal (1945)
- Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp (1946 - retroactive to 1945)
- National Defense Service Medal (1953 - retroactive to 1950)
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (1957)
- Rhode Island National Guard Service Medal - three awards (1954, 1957, 1962)
- Honorary Member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati (1972)
- Honorary doctorate from Brown University (1977)
- Lifetime member of the Board of Fellows of Brown University (1979)
- President's Medal, Brown University (2004)
- Inductee, Reverend Martin Luther King Hall of Fame (posthumously inducted in 2006)
- Inductee, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame (posthumously inducted in 2006)"


Other Information: As a legislator he was noted for his commitment to fiscal responsibility, civil rights and open government. He was also noted for his influence in the passage of the Rhode Island Fair Housing Act of 1968 and for his unsuccessful opposition to the imposition of a state income tax in 1970.

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