John N. Dempsey

John Dempsey
81st Governor of Connecticut
In office
January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971
LieutenantAnthony J. Armentano
Samuel J. Tedesco
Fred J. Doocy
Attilio R. Frassinelli
Preceded byAbraham Ribicoff
Succeeded byThomas Meskill
94th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
January 7, 1959 – January 21, 1961
GovernorAbraham Ribicoff
Preceded byCharles Jewett
Succeeded byAnthony J. Armentano
Personal details
Born
John Noel Dempsey

(1915-01-03)January 3, 1915
Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland
DiedJuly 16, 1989(1989-07-16) (aged 74)
Killingly, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Frey
(m. 1940)
EducationProvidence College

John Noel Dempsey (January 3, 1915 – July 16, 1989) was an American politician who was the 81st Governor of Connecticut. He was a Democrat, and began his political career at the age of 21 serving on the Putnam City Council. He later served as mayor of Putnam, before being elected to Governor of Connecticut.


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