Anthony J. Celebrezze

Anthony J. Celebrezze
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 1, 1980 – October 29, 1998
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
August 19, 1965 – October 1, 1980
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byLester LeFevre Cecil
Succeeded byLeroy John Contie Jr.
5th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
July 31, 1962 – August 17, 1965
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byAbraham Ribicoff
Succeeded byJohn W. Gardner
49th Mayor of Cleveland
In office
January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1961
Preceded byThomas A. Burke
Succeeded byRalph S. Locher
19th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office
1962
Preceded byW. Haydon Burns
Succeeded byRichard C. Lee
Personal details
Born
Antonio Giuseppe Cilibrizzi

(1910-09-04)September 4, 1910
Anzi, Kingdom of Italy
DiedOctober 29, 1998(1998-10-29) (aged 88)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenAnthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
EducationClaude W. Pettit College of Law (LLB)

Anthony Joseph Celebrezze Sr. (born Antonio Giuseppe Cilibrizzi, Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo dʒuˈzɛppe tʃiliˈbrittsi]; September 4, 1910 – October 29, 1998) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, who served as the 49th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a cabinet member in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.