Sidney Postol (1918 – April 28, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the List of cities in New England by population, fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Loc ...

, Postol served in the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

in Europe. Postol received his bachelor's degree from

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

, went to

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, Harvard Graduate School, and the

Yale Labor and Management Center The Yale Labor and Management Center was a research center that was part of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in late 1944 or 1945 and existed until 1958 or 1959. Its stated mission was to engage in "the study of the basic ...

. He worked in the lumber business and in transportation. Postol served in local government including town government and board of education in

Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull, Easton, Connecticut, Easton, Weston, Connecticut, W ...

. In 1987, Postol served in the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each ...

as a

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. He died in Fairfield, Connecticut.Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives

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1918 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut People from Fairfield, Connecticut Yale College alumni Harvard Law School alumni Businesspeople from Bridgeport, Connecticut Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly {{Connecticut-politician-stub