Emilio Daddario, former congressman and Middletown, Conn., mayor, dies at 91
By APWednesday, July 7, 2010
Former congressman Emilio Daddario of Conn., dies
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former U.S. Rep. Emilio Daddario, who served 12 years in Congress and two years as mayor of Middletown, Conn., has died. He was 91.
Daddario died of heart failure Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., according to the New York Police Department, where one of Daddario’s sons, Richard, has been named deputy commissioner for counterterrorism.
Daddario was born in Newton Center, Mass., and graduated from Wesleyan University and the University of Connecticut School of Law. He later enlisted in the Army and served overseas in the Mediterranean Theater.
He served as mayor of Middletown from 1946 to 1948. He defeated former U.S. Rep. Edwin H. May Jr. in 1958 to win Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District seat. He held that position from 1959 to 1971.
(This version CORRECTS the amount of time Daddario spent in Congress.)
