Peter L. Cashman (born May 22, 1936), is an American
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...
who was the
100th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1973 to 1975.
Biography
Cashman was born in
Cleveland, Ohio He graduated from Yale University in 1959 with a BA in American Studies.
Cashman lived in
Lyme,
New London County,
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
. He was an alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
, in 1972. From 1970 to 1976 he served as a member of the
Connecticut Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sen ...
and was
President Pro Tempore. and Lt. Governor. Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor by virtue of being President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Took oath of office on June 7, 1973.
In 2012, Cashman worked in Fairfield as the managing director of
Building Energy Performance Assessment News, a newsletter on energy consumption.
Cashman is an active investor in commercial real estate and a director of
Connecticut Innovations, Inc. He was a member of the
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund advisory board, a quasi public corporation owned by the
State of Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
that both promotes energy conservation and invests in new energy technologies. He is the past chairman of both
Environmental Data Resources, Inc. and
The Sanborn Map Company.
References
External links
State of Connecticut
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Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut
Living people
1936 births
Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Yale College alumni