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Sickles was born on June 15 , 1921 in Hamden , Connecticut . After graduating from Georgetown in 1943, Sickles entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of World War II . He returned home to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1948 . In addition to practicing law, Sickles taught at the Georgetown University Law School (1960-1966), and served in the Maryland state House of Delegates (1955-1962). He was instrumental in the creation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . In 1962 Sickles ran for the U.S. Congress as a Democrat and won. He served two terms in the House from 1963 to 1967 . In 1966 he ran for Governor of Maryland, but lost. In 1967 he was a delegate to Maryland's Constitutional Convention. He died from heart problems on January 17 , 2004 at his home in Bethesda and is buried in the George Washington Cemetery at Adelphi, Maryland . The Carlton R. Sickles Memorial Sky Bridge is named after him. |
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