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Lincoln Chafee

PEP · Politician

Lincoln Chafee is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lincoln Chafee · Линкольн Чейфи · Лінкольн Чейфі · לינקולן צ'ייפי · لينكولن تشافى · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Chafee, Lincoln · Linc Chafee · Lincoln D Chafee · Lincoln Davenport Chafee · Лінкольн Чейфі · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Chafee · リンカーン・チャフィー				[sources]
Birth date	1953-03-26				[sources]
Place of birth	Providence				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Davenport · Lincoln				[sources]
Last name	Chafee				[sources]
Middle name	D.				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party · Libertarian Party · Republican Party · independent politician				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.chafee2016.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q44690				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Rhode Island (2011-2015) · Senate (member, 2005-2007) · United States senator (1999-2001) · United States senator (2001-2003) · United States senator (2003-2005) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Arts · Brown University (-1975) · Montana State University · Phillips Academy · Providence Country Day School				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician and former United States Senator from Rhode Island

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Stephanie Chafee Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States senator	2005-01-06	2007-01-03

Data sources

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Source data IDs: us-congress-c46029986b829a9780aad2d5ac8c181aef4440be · evpo-721becdb-1f0b-4d93-ac48-56c2c1d03eda

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