Mitch MCCONNELL

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American politician

AmericanBorn Addison Mitchell MCCONNELL

United States Senator from Kentucky

Born on February 20, 1942 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA , United States (82 years)

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McConnell was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama and raised in southern Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Julia (née Shockley) and Addison Mitchell McConnell. His father died of cancer at age 72 and his mother died from complications from a stroke. She was 74. He attended the duPont Manual High School. In 1964, he graduated with honors from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in political science. He was student body president and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. McConnell has maintained strong ties to his alma mater, and "remains a rabid fan of its sports teams." He graduated in 1967 from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was elected president of the Student Bar Association.



McConnell became a member of the 100th Division (Training), U.S. Army Reserve, in Louisville, Kentucky, during his final semester of law school; and he reported for his six months of active service, primarily for training, in July 1967. After induction at Fort Knox, Kentucky, McConnell was released early from his active-duty military service in August 1967. McConnell received a medical discharge for optic neuritis, which is a common manifestation of multiple sclerosis.

...   McConnell was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama and raised in southern Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Julia (née Shockley) and Addison Mitchell McConnell. His father died of cancer at age 72 and his mother died from complications from a stroke. She was 74. He attended the duPont Manual High School. In 1964, he graduated with honors from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in political science. He was student body president and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. McConnell has maintained strong ties to his alma mater, and "remains a rabid fan of its sports teams." He graduated in 1967 from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was elected president of the Student Bar Association.



McConnell became a member of the 100th Division (Training), U.S. Army Reserve, in Louisville, Kentucky, during his final semester of law school; and he reported for his six months of active service, primarily for training, in July 1967. After induction at Fort Knox, Kentucky, McConnell was released early from his active-duty military service in August 1967. McConnell received a medical discharge for optic neuritis, which is a common manifestation of multiple sclerosis.



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