Frank Licht | |
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67th Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office January 7, 1969 – January 2, 1973 | |
Lieutenant | J. Joseph Garrahy |
Preceded by | John Chafee |
Succeeded by | Philip Noel |
Personal details | |
Born | Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | March 3, 1916
Died | May 30, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Dorothy Krauss |
Children | 3 |
Education | Brown University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Frank Licht (March 3, 1916 – May 30, 1987) was an American politician and the 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973, serving as the first Jewish governor in Rhode Island state history. He was also an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court from 1956 to 1968 and a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1949 to 1956.