Early Life and Career
Angell was born in West Barrington, Rhode Island to Henry Angell and Mae (née Cooney). He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Providence College. He entered the army upon graduation and served at the Pentagon until 1972. He then moved to Boston and worked as a methods analyst at an engineering company and later at an insurance firm in Rhode Island.
His brother, Kenneth Anthony Angell, is the former Roman Catholic bishop of Burlington, Vermont.
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