Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967). He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph McCarthy.
Leverett Saltonstall | |
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| Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Leader | Kenneth S. Wherry Styles Bridges Robert A. Taft William F. Knowland |
| Deputy | Milton Young |
| Preceded by | Eugene Millikin |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Chase Smith |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 | |
| Leader | William F. Knowland |
| Preceded by | Earle C. Clements |
| Succeeded by | Everett Dirksen |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Leader | Kenneth S. Wherry Styles Bridges |
| Preceded by | Scott W. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Earle C. Clements |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Leader | Robert A. Taft William F. Knowland |
| Preceded by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Earle C. Clements |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1945 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Sinclair Weeks |
| Succeeded by | Edward Brooke |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office June 20, 1943 – May 28, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert O'Conor |
| Succeeded by | Herbert B. Maw |
| 55th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1939 – January 4, 1945[1] | |
| Lieutenant | Horace T. Cahill |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Hurley |
| Succeeded by | Maurice J. Tobin |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1929 – January 1937 | |
| Preceded by | John Hull |
| Succeeded by | Horace T. Cahill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1892 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1979 (aged 86) Dover, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Wesselhoeft
(m. 1916) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Salty |
| Allegiance | 22x20px United States |
| Branch/service | 22x20px United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917−1919 |
| Rank | File:US Army O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First Lieutenant |
| Unit | 301st Field Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Leverett Saltonstall Media
Miss Eleanor Brooks *(Mrs. Richard Middlecott Saltonstall) *John Singer Sargent -- American painter *1890 *Private collection *Oil on canvas *154.9 x 78.7 cm *Signed upper right ‘John Singer Sargent/1890’ *Inscribed on reverse ‘Miss Eleanor Brooks/painted by John Singer Sargent/August 1890’ Jpg: TEFAF.com, the Maastricht arts fair
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Photo of Leverett Saltonstall, American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts.
- Mayor John F. Collins with Massachusetts Senator Leverett A. Saltonstall and unidentified man holding microphone (10290540124).jpg
Saltonstall with Boston Mayor John F. Collins (1960–1968). In 1966, Collins ran to succeed Saltonstall when he retired but lost in the Democratic primary to former Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody (who in turn lost to Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke).
References
- ↑ Tobin Becomes State's 53d Governor Today. January 4, 1945. p. 1. https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/839859269.html. Retrieved March 16, 2018.[dead link]
