Jonathan B. Bingham

A Representative from New York. Born in New Haven, Conn. , April 24, 1914. Attended Groton School. Graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1936. Graduated from Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. , 1939. Lawyer, private practice. Commenced practice in New York City. Admitted to the New York bar in 1940. Private in the United States Army in April 1943, and was discharged as a captain in October 1945, with War Department Staff Citation. Special assistant to Assistant Secretary of State in 1945 and 1946. Deputy administrator, Technical Cooperation Administration, 1951-1953. Secretary to Governor Averell Harriman, 1955-1958. United States representative on United Nations Trusteeship Council with rank of Minister in 1961 and 1962 and serving as president in 1962. United States representative on United Nations Economic and Social Council with rank of Ambassador in 1963 and 1964. United States delegate to four United Nations General Assemblies. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1982. Was a resident of the Bronx, N. Y. , until his death in New York City, on July 3, 1986. Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn.