10 Facts About Richard Ottinger

Richard Lawrence Ottinger was born on January 27,1929 and is an American retired lawyer, politician, and legal educator from New York.

Richard Lawrence Ottinger was born in New York City, the son of businessman Lawrence Ottinger, founder of US Plywood, and nephew of Albert Ottinger, the Republican Attorney General of New York from 1925 to 1928.

Richard Ottinger attended the public schools of Scarsdale, New York and graduated from the Loomis School, in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1946.

Richard Ottinger received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University in 1950 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953.

Richard Ottinger served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1957, and was discharged as a captain.

Richard Ottinger was admitted to the New York bar and practiced international and corporate law.

Richard Ottinger was one of the founders and the second staff member of the Peace Corps, serving as director of programs for the west coast of South America from 1961 to 1964.

Richard Ottinger set up multiple committees and gave money of all of them.

Richard Ottinger was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses, retiring in 1985.

Richard Ottinger bolstered his reputation as a leading legislator by founding the bipartisan Environmental Study Conference in the House of Representatives in 1975, which grew to a membership of over 150 Members in less than a year.