Stuyvesant Wainwright

Stuyvesant Wainwright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	Ernest Greenwood
Succeeded by	Otis G. Pike
Personal details
Born	March 16, 1921 New York City, New York
Died	March 6, 2010 (aged 88) Wainscott, New York
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Yale Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Stuyvesant Wainwright II (March 16, 1921 – March 6, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.^[1]

Wainwright was born in New York City, the son of Carroll Livingston Wainwright and Edith Gould, daughter of financier George Jay Gould. He moved to East Hampton, New York in 1927. He served in the United States Army from January 30, 1942 until December 13, 1945 during World War II. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1947. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1961. He narrowly lost a re-election bid in 1960 against Democrat Otis G. Pike. He taught political science at Rutgers University from 1960 until 1961. Until his death he was a resident of Wainscott, New York.

Notes

1. Obituaries - March 11, 2010 Stuyvesant Wainwright II, Former United States Representative at the Wayback Machine (archived April 1, 2010)

Sources

• Stuyvesant Wainwright at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress