–serving until Jan 21, 1961
US Senator from Connecticut Jan 3, 1963 – Jan 3, 1981 Secretary of HEW (Department of Health, Education and Welfare) Jan 21, 1961 – Jul 13, 1962
Born in New Britain, CT. The son of Polish–Jewish immigrants. Died in 1998 at age 87 at Hebrew Home in Riverdale, NY.