Stuyvesant Wainwright
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Stuyvesant Wainwright II (born March 16, 1921) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Wainwright was born in New York City. He moved to East Hampton, New York in 1927. He served in the United States Army from January 30, 1942 until December 13, 1945 during World War II. He graduated from Yale University Law School in 1947. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1961. He narrowly lost a re-election bid in 1960 against Democrat Otis G. Pike. He taught political science at Rutgers University from 1960 until 1961. He is currently a resident of Wainscott, New York. He is currently the chairman of the East Hampton Village Design Review Board.
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| Preceded by Ernest Greenwood |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1953–1961 |
Succeeded by Otis G. Pike |
