Peter Kyros
U.S. Congressperson
1925 – 2012
Who was Peter Kyros?
Peter Nicholas Kyros was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Born in Portland, Maine, Kyros attended the public schools in Portland, Maine, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1947. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1957. He 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. He served from 1957 to 1959 as counsel to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Augusta, Maine.
Kyros was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses. 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. 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".
Kyros died on July 10, 2012.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1925
Portland - Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard Law School
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Jul 10, 2012
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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