John J. Gilligan | |
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62nd Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 11, 1971 – January 13, 1975 | |
Lieutenant | John Brown |
Preceded by | Jim Rhodes |
Succeeded by | Jim Rhodes |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Carl Rich |
Succeeded by | Robert Taft Jr. |
6th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development | |
In office March 30, 1977 – March 31, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Parker |
Succeeded by | Douglas Bennet |
Personal details | |
Born | John Joyce Gilligan March 22, 1921 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 26, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Mary Kathryn Dixon
(m. 1945; died 1996)Susan Fremont (m. 2000) |
Relations | K. Gary Sebelius (son-in-law) |
Children | 4; including Kathleen |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame University of Cincinnati |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | World War II |
John Joyce “Jack” Gilligan (March 22, 1921 – August 26, 2013) was an American World War II veteran, educator and Democratic politician from the state of Ohio who served as a U.S. Representative and as the 62nd governor of Ohio from 1971 to 1975.[1] He was the father of Kathleen Sebelius, who later served as governor of Kansas and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.