Abraham Ribicoff

Abe Ribicoff
Chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
In office December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Sam Ervin
Succeeded by	William Roth
United States Senator from Connecticut
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Prescott Bush
Succeeded by	Chris Dodd
4th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office January 21, 1961 – July 13, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Arthur Flemming
Succeeded by	Anthony J. Celebrezze
80th Governor of Connecticut
In office January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961
Lieutenant	Charles Jewett John Dempsey
Preceded by	John Davis Lodge
Succeeded by	John Dempsey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	William J. Miller
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Dodd
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the Hartford district
In office 1938–1942 Serving with Albert Carignan (1938–1940), Ernest Racicot (1940–1942)
Preceded by	Ernest Racicot Thomas Leavy
Succeeded by	Harold Conroy Rene Dupuis
Personal details
Born	Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (1910-04-09)April 9, 1910 New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Ruth Siegel ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1972)​ Casey Mell ​ (m. 1972)​
Education	New York University University of Chicago (LLB)

Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.