Bruce Sundlun | |
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| 71st Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office January 1, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Lieutenant | Roger N. Begin Robert Weygand |
| Preceded by | Edward D. DiPrete |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Almond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce George Sundlun January 19, 1920 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 2011 (aged 91) Jamestown, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Madeleine Eisner Schiffer Gimbel
(m. 1949; div. 1965)Pamela Soldwedel Barrett
(m. 1966; div. 1974)Joyanne Thomas Carter
(m. 1974; div. 1985)Marjorie Lee
(m. 1985; div. 1999)Susan Dittelman (m. 2000) |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Forces (1942–1947) United States Air Force (1947–1980) |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 (active) 1945–1980 (reserves) |
| Rank | Captain (active) Colonel (Air Force Reserves) |
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| Commands | B-17F Damn Yankee |
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| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters Military Order of Foreign Wars Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur |
Bruce George Sundlun (January 19, 1920 – July 21, 2011) was an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as 71st governor of Rhode Island between 1991 and 1995.
He was Rhode Island's second Jewish governor, and the only Jewish governor in the United States during his two terms. In addition to politics, Sundlun had a varied career as a military pilot, federal attorney, practicing lawyer, corporate executive and university lecturer.[1]
- ^ "Bruce at 86: A different kind of man". by G. Wayne Miller, Providence Journal (2006). Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2009.