| 词条 | Carlton R. Sickles |
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|birthname= Carlton R. Sickles |image= Carlton R. Sickles.jpg |state= Maryland |district= at-large congressional seat |party= Democrat |term_start= January 3, 1963 |term_end= January 3, 1967 |birth_name= Carlton Ralph Sickles |birth_date= {{birth date|1921|6|15|df=yes}} |birth_place= Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. |death_place= Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|2004|1|17|1921|7|15|df=yes}} |occupation= }}Carlton Ralph Sickles (June 15, 1921 – January 17, 2004) was an American lawyer and a Congressman from {{ushr|Maryland|AL}}.[1] Sickles was born in Hamden, Connecticut. After graduating from Georgetown in 1943, Sickles entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of World War II. He returned home to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1948. In addition to practicing law, Sickles taught at the Georgetown University Law School (1960–1966), and served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1955–1962). He was instrumental in the creation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[2] In 1962 Sickles ran for the U.S. Congress as a Democrat and won. He served two terms in the House from 1963 to 1967. In 1966 he ran for Governor of Maryland, but lost. In 1967 he was a delegate to Maryland's Constitutional Convention. He made an unsuccessful bid to return to Congress in 1986. Sickles died from heart problems in 2004 at his home in Bethesda and is buried in the George Washington Cemetery at Adelphi, Maryland. The Carlton R. Sickles Memorial Sky Bridge is named after him.[3] External links{{Portal|Biography}}
References1. ^{{cite web |title=Sickles, Carlton Ralph (1921-2004) |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/S/SICKLES,-Carlton-Ralph-(S000401)/ |website=United States House of Representatives History |accessdate=27 February 2019}} {{CongBio|S000401}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox2. ^{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Bart |title=Carlton R. Sickles Dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/01/18/carlton-r-sickles-dies/f5c0fc5f-1760-484d-81d9-9265109e6022/ |work=The Washington Post |date=January 18, 2004}} 3. ^{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Chris |title=Bridge dedication honors Sickles |url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200448/montgomerycty/updates/247035-1.html |work=The Gazette |date=November 30, 2004}} |state=Maryland |district=AL |before=At-large district created |years=January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |after=At-large district eliminated}}{{s-end}}{{USCongRep-start|congresses= 88th–89th United States Congresses |state=Maryland}}{{USCongRep/MD/88}}{{USCongRep/MD/89}}{{USCongRep-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sickles, Carlton Ralph}} 13 : 1921 births|2004 deaths|American army personnel of World War II|United States Army soldiers|Georgetown University faculty|Members of the Maryland House of Delegates|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland|People from Bethesda, Maryland|People from Hamden, Connecticut|Maryland Democrats|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Burials in Maryland|20th-century American politicians |
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