John G. Rowland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 24-May-1957
Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John G. Rowland
- John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004.
- A Republican, he served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges.
- Rowland previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991, representing the state's 5th district.
- In 2004, Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, mail fraud and tax fraud.
- He was the first Connecticut governor to be elected to three terms since 1784. He served ten months in a federal prison until February 10, 2006, followed by four months' house arrest at his home in West Hartford, Connecticut, until June 2006.
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- Jodi Rell, replaced him as governor. On April 10, 2014, Rowland was indicted on seven counts for his role in an election fraud case where former congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, current Vice Chair of the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and her husband, Brian Foley, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 31, 2014 to illegally paying Rowland $35,000 in campaign consulting fees.
- He was charged with two counts of falsifying records in a federal investigation, one count of conspiracy, two counts of causing false statements to be made to the FEC, and two counts of causing illegal campaign contributions.
- He was convicted on all seven counts in September 2014, and was subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison on March 18, 2015.He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple has five children between them.
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