Last Updated: 08 Apr, 2024 | Views: 242
Age: 95
Profession: Lawyer
Other Profession(s): Breeder
Famous For: Member of the Baltimore City Councilfrom the 3rd District
Higher Education: University of Baltimore School of Law
Net Worth: $3 Billion
About (Profile/Biography):
On July 4, 1929, Peter Angelos was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. His family then moved to Baltimore's working-class Highlandtown district, where they resided in a row house. Following his graduation from Patterson Park High School, Angelos pursued a bachelor's degree at the University of Baltimore. After that, he worked at his family's tavern and attended law school at the University of Baltimore School of Law, attending night sessions.
Peter Angelos Career:
Peter Angelos Law practice
• After passing the bar in 1961, Peter Angelos founded a firm that focused on representing workers in product-liability lawsuits, nearly invariably on a contingency fee basis.
• After a brief term on the Baltimore City Council, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 1967 on the first interracial ticket in the history of the city, losing to Thomas D'Alesandro III.
Peter Angelos Active In Politics
• From 1959 to 1963, he served as a member of the Baltimore City Council. He was the first elected member of the council who was Greek-American.
• On the first racially integrated ticket in Baltimore history, Angelos sought the Democratic nomination for mayor in 1967 while Clarence Mitchell III was vying for president of the city council.
Peter Angelos Purchase Baltimore Orioles
• Venture entrepreneur Eli Jacobs of New York sold the Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles to Angelos and a group of partners in 1993.
• With a $40 million investment, Angelos was the main backer, although other Oriole group owners included novelist Tom Clancy.
