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John Anthony Notte Jr.
Official portrait, 1961
65th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 3, 1961 – January 1, 1963
LieutenantEdward P. Gallogly
Preceded byChristopher Del Sesto
Succeeded byJohn Chafee
57th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 6, 1959 – January 3, 1961
GovernorChristopher Del Sesto
Preceded byArmand H. Cote
Succeeded byEdward P. Gallogly
Secretary of State of Rhode Island
In office
1957–1959
GovernorDennis J. Roberts
Preceded byArmand H. Cote
Succeeded byAugust P. LaFrance
Personal details
Born(1909-05-03)May 3, 1909
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1983(1983-03-07) (aged 73)
Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse Marie J. Huerth ​ ​(m. 1936; died 1980)​
EducationProvidence College
Boston University
ProfessionLawyer

John Anthony Notte Jr. (May 3, 1909 – March 7, 1983) was an American politician, a Democrat, best known for serving as the 65th Governor of Rhode Island.

Biography

A son of John Anthony Notte and Eva Theresa (Rondina) Notte, he was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was married to Marie J. Huerth in 1934. The couple had two children together.

Notte graduated from the Boston University Law School in 1935. He went on to practice law and served as town solicitor in North Providence in 1937. During his undergraduate years, Notte joined Alpha Phi Delta.

During World War II he served in the United States Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant. Just after return to home he was elected Chairman of the Rhode Island Veterans' Bonus Board. From 1949 to 1950 he served as State Commander of the Rhode Island Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He later served as a member of staff of Senator Theodore F. Green from 1948 to 1956, and as Chairman of the North Providence Democratic town committee.

Notte resigned from Green's staff after he was elected Secretary of State, a post he held from 1957 to 1958. He was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention and became the 57th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1959 and served until 1961 under Republican Christopher Del Sesto (Rhode Island Governor and his deputy are elected at the separate ballots).

Governorship

Notte was elected Governor in 1960, defeating Del Sesto, and held this post from January 3, 1961 to January 1, 1963 – one single two-year term.

Under his administration, a family court was established and Rhode Island held its first one-day, one-place Democratic and Republican primaries.

He appointed Leonard Holland as state Adjutant General early in his term. Holland would lead the Rhode Island National Guard for the next 22 years.

He was defeated for re-election by Republican John Chafee in the state's tightest gubernatorial race ever – a margin of under 400 votes. His defeat coincided with a lack of support from labor unions (he was the first Democratic Governor running without labor support), because of a withdrawal of support for a state income tax.

Later life

After he left office, he returned to his law practice and sought the Democratic nomination in the special election to the United States House of Representatives in 1967 but lost the primary.

Notte died on March 7, 1983, at the age of 73 and was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Legacy

Governor Notte Park in North Providence is named after him.

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Party political offices
Preceded byArmand H. Cote Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Rhode Island
1956 		Succeeded byAugust P. LaFrance
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
1958 		Succeeded byEdward P. Gallogly
Preceded byDennis J. Roberts Democratic nominee for Governor of Rhode Island
1960, 1962
Political offices
Preceded byArmand H. Cote Secretary of State of Rhode Island
1957–1959 		Succeeded byAugust P. LaFrance
Preceded byArmand H. Cote Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
1959–1961 		Succeeded byEdward P. Gallogly
Preceded byChristopher Del Sesto Governor of Rhode Island
1961–1963 		Succeeded byJohn Chafee
Governors of Rhode Island
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