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'''Margaret Madeline Chase Smith''' (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) of [[Skowhegan, Maine]], was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She replaced her late husband Clyde Smith in the House of Representatives 1940–49, and was elected to the Senate in 1948, serving 1949–73.  

'''Margaret Madeline Chase Smith''' (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) of [[Skowhegan, Maine]], was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She replaced her late husband Clyde Smith in the House of Representatives 1940–49, and was elected to the Senate in 1948, serving 1949–73.

 

From 1953 to 1959, Smith's senatorial colleague was [[Frederick G. Payne]], who shared her style of Moderate Republicanism.

==Political career==

==Political career==