William R. Cotter

A Representative from Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Conn. , July 18, 1926. Attended the Hartford public schools. B. A. , Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. , 1949. Member, court of common council, city of Hartford, 1953. Aide to Gov. Abraham Ribicoff, 1955-1957. Deputy insurance commissioner, State of Connecticut, 1957-1964, and insurance commissioner, 1964-1970. Delegate to Connecticut State Democratic conventions, 1954-1970. Delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1964, 1968. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1971, until his death in East Lyme, Conn. , September 8, 1981. Was a resident of Hartford, Conn. Interment in Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.