Abner W. Sibal

Abner Woodruff Sibal (April 11, 1921 – January 27, 2000) was a liberal member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district. He served from 1961 to 1965. He was defeated in 1964. He also served as a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1956 to 1960, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1964.

Biography Born in Ridgewood, New York, Sibal graduated from Norwalk High School in 1938. He attended Wesleyan University, earning an A.B., in 1943, and St. John's University School of Law, earning an LL.B., in 1949. He enlisted in the United States Army in March 1943, served in the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II, and was discharged as a first lieutenant in September 1946.

Sibal served as general counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1975 to 1978, before resuming the private practice of law. He died in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 27, 2000.