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Politics & Governance
Peter W. Rodino Jr.
1909–2005Newark, NJItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment inquiry — one of the most consequential moments in U.S. constitutional history.
Notable For
- U.S. Representative NJ-10 1949–1989
- Chair of House Judiciary Committee during Watergate
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Politics & Governance
- Years
- 1909–2005
- Birth Place
- Newark, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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