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'''William Arthur Purtell''' (May 6, 1897 – May 31, 1978) was a [[Connecticut]] [[Republican]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] from the state during the 1950s.
==U.S. Senate==
Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=P000575 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
==U.S. Senate==
Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=P000575 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
{{DEFAULTSORT:Purtell, William}}
[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]