Edward Daniel DiPrete (born July 8, 1934), U. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991, and was defeated for reelection in a landslide by former federal prosecutor Bruce Sundlun in 1990. List of Rhode Island Governors Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Rhode Island State governors Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Bruce Sundlun (born January 19 1920) was a member of the Democratic Party and served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1991 to 1995 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
He was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and received honorary degrees from Holy Cross, Providence College, Bryant College, and the University of Rhode Island. The College of the Holy Cross is a prestigious exclusively undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester Massachusetts, This page refers to a college in Rhode Island. For the college in Manitoba, see Providence College and Theological Seminary. Bryant University is a four-year highly selective private University located in Smithfield Rhode Island. The University of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as URI, is the principal public research university in the State of Rhode Island, with its main campus in From 1970 to 1974, he served on the Cranston School Committee. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. From 1974 to 1978, he served as an at-large member of the Cranston City Council. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) He served as mayor of the city from 1978 to 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
In December 1998, he pleaded guilty to state charges of bribery, extortion, and racketeering and was sentenced to a year in prison after he admitted accepting $250,000 in exchange for state contracts during his term as Governor. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime. In addition, his state retirement pension was revoked, despite attempts to have it reinstated.
| Preceded by J. Joseph Garrahy |
Governor of Rhode Island 1985–1991 |
Succeeded by Bruce Sundlun |
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