Daniel Inouye

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Daniel Inouye

United States senator

Also known as: Daniel Ken Inouye

Written by Richard Pallardy

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Daniel Ken Inouye

Born:: September 7, 1924, Honolulu, Hawaii [U.S.]

Died:: December 17, 2012, Bethesda, Maryland (aged 88)

Title / Office:: United States Senate (1963-2012), United States; House of Representatives (1959-1963), United States

Political Affiliation:: Democratic Party

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Daniel Inouye (born September 7, 1924, Honolulu, Hawaii [U.S.]—died December 17, 2012, Bethesda, Maryland) was an American Democratic politician who was the first U.S. representative of Hawaii (1959–63) and who later served as a U.S. senator (1963–2012). He was the first Japanese American to serve in both bodies of Congress. Inouye was born to working-class parents of Japanese ancestry. His father had moved to Hawaii as a child, and his mother was born there. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Inouye, who was a Red Cross medical aide, assisted in caring for victims of the raid. Intending to ...(100 of 475 words)

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