Peter Kyros
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image=Peter Kyros.jpg
| image_size=180px
| state =Maine
| district =1st
|predecessor= Stanley R. Tupper
|successor= David F. Emery
| birth_name=Peter Nicholas Kyros
| birth_date ={{Birth date |1925|7|11}}
| birth_place =Portland, Maine, U.S.
| death_date={{Death date and age|2012|7|10|1925|7|11}}
| death_place=Washington, D.C., U.S.
| party = Democratic
| term_start = January 3, 1967
| term_end = January 3, 1975
| resting_place =
| education = United States Naval Academy (BS)
Harvard University (LLB)
| profession =
| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| serviceyears = 1944–1953
}}
Peter Nicholas Kyros (July 11, 1925 – July 10, 2012) was an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from Maine from 1967 to 1975.
Early life and education
Born in Portland, Maine, to Greek immigrants,
{{citation |url= https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMM4-VGN |title= United States Census, 1940 |website= FamilySearch |accessdate=April 2, 2018 }} Kyros attended the Portland Public Schools completed an engineering program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1947 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1957.
Career
Kyros served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1953 and was discharged with rank of lieutenant. He was admitted to the bar in 1957 and commenced the practice of law in Portland, Maine. From 1957 to 1959, Kyros served as counsel to the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
= Congress =
Kyros was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress, narrowly losing to Republican nominee David Emery, and tried unsuccessfully to regain the seat in 1976.Diamon, Al, [http://www.downeast.com/media-mutt/2012/july/speak-ill-the-dead "Speak No Ill Of The Dead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223164215/http://www.downeast.com/media-mutt/2012/july/speak-ill-the-dead |date=2013-12-23 }}, Downeast magazine blog, July 15, 2012. Lobbying quote from [http://www.pressherald.com/news/Former-Maine-Congressman-Peter-Kyros-dies-at-86.html MaineToday Media story] by Kevin Miller. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
= Later career =
He served in the United States Department of State from 1980 to 1982.
Kyros resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., lobbying "for several firms active on Capitol Hill, advocating for scientific and medical research".
Personal life
External links
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References
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Category:American people of Greek descent
Category:Harvard Law School alumni
Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
Category:Politicians from Portland, Maine
Category:United States Naval Academy alumni
Category:United States Navy officers
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:Members of Congress who became lobbyists
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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