G. Gordon Liddy
American lawyer in Watergate scandal
George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 – March 30, 2021), better known as G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer and convicted felon. He was best known as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency. He was convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate scandal.[1]
G. Gordon Liddy | |
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 Liddy in 1998 | |
| Born | George Gordon Battle Liddy November 30, 1930 |
| Died | March 30, 2021 (aged 90) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Army officer, lawyer, FBI agent, politician, radio personality, actor, writer |
| Criminal status | Released when parole came up after 4.5 years in prison |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Purcell (1957–2010; her death); 5 children |
| Children | Alexandra Bourne (née Liddy) Grace[needs to be explained] Thomas Liddy Commander James Gordon Liddy Col. Raymond Joseph Liddy |
| Parent(s) | Sylvester Liddy Maria Liddy (née Abbaticchio) |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy, burglary, illegal wiretapping |
| Penalty | 20-year imprisonment, later commuted to 8 years by President Jimmy Carter |
Liddy died on March 30, 2021 at his daughter's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia from Parkinson's disease-related problems at the age of 90.[2]
References
change- ↑ Grove, Lloyd. "The Reliable Source"[permanent dead link], The Washington Post, August 16, 2001. Accessed February 6, 2013. "When G. Gordon Liddy was a puny lad in Hoboken, N.J., he roasted and ate a rat – 'to demonstrate to myself my lack of fear', the convicted Watergate burglar explained in his 1980 autobiography, Will."
- ↑ Dobbs, Michael (March 30, 2021). "G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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