John C. Danforth

A Senator from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo. , September 5, 1936. Graduated, St. Louis County Day (High) School 1954. Graduated from Princeton University 1958, Yale University Law School and Yale Divinity School 1963. Admitted to the New York bar in 1963, and commenced practice in New York City. Ordained clergy, Episcopal Church 1963. Attorney general of Missouri 1969-1976. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for nomination to the United States Senate 1970. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1976 for the term commencing January 3, 1977. Subsequently appointed on December 27, 1976, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Stuart Symington for the term ending January 3, 1977. Reelected in 1982 and again in 1988, and served from December 27, 1976, to January 3, 1995. Was not a candidate for reelection in 1994. Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Ninety-ninth Congress). Resumed the practice of law. U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations 2004-2005. Is a resident of St. Louis, Mo.