Bruce Sundlun

Bruce Sundlun
71st Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 1, 1991 – January 3, 1995
LieutenantRoger N. Begin
Robert Weygand
Preceded byEdward D. DiPrete
Succeeded byLincoln Almond
Personal details
Born
Bruce George Sundlun

(1920-01-19)January 19, 1920
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 2011(2011-07-21) (aged 91)
Jamestown, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
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)
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Forces (1942–1947)
United States Air Force (1947–1980)
Years of service1942–1945 (active)
1945–1980 (reserves)
RankCaptain (active)
Colonel (Air Force Reserves)
Unit
CommandsB-17F Damn Yankee
Battles/wars
AwardsDistinguished 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]

  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.