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In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]]. | In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]]. | ||
| − | Saltonstall | + | Saltonstall ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1948, but finished last.{{fact}} |
| − | Saltonstall | + | Saltonstall voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> and the [[24th Amendment]] to the Constitution.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He supported conservative [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/26/archives/goldwater-gains-in-moderate-wing-some-middleroad-gop-congressmen.html]. ''GOLDWATER GAINS IN MODERATE WING; Some Middle‐Road G.O.P. Congressmen Now Give Him Nominal Support''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> |
==Personal life and family== | ==Personal life and family== | ||
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| Leverett A. Saltonstall | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts From: January 4, 1945 – January 3, 1967 | |||
| Predecessor | Sinclair Weeks | ||
| Successor | Edward Brooke | ||
| Former Governor of Massachusetts From: January 5, 1939 – January 4, 1945 | |||
| Lieutenant | Horace T. Cahill | ||
| Predecessor | Charles F. Hurley | ||
| Successor | Maurice J. Tobin | ||
| Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives From: January 1929 – January 1937 | |||
| Predecessor | John Hall | ||
| Successor | Horace T. Cahill | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Alice Wesselhoeft | ||
| Religion | Unitarian[1][2] | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | ||
| Service Years | 1917−1919 | ||
| Rank | First Lieutenant | ||
| Unit | 301st Field Artillery | ||
| Battles/wars | World War I | ||
Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was a Republican from Massachusetts who served as a U.S. senator for the state from 1945 to 1967. He was previously the state's governor, and the lower legislature's Speaker prior to that.
U.S. Senate
In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his Wisconsin colleague Joseph McCarthy,[3] who investigated and exposed communist infiltration of the United States Army and the Department of State.
Saltonstall ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1948, but finished last.[Citation Needed]
Saltonstall voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[4] 1960,[5] 1964,[6] the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[7] and the 24th Amendment to the Constitution.[8] He supported conservative Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.[9]
Personal life and family
Saltonstall married the former Alice Wesselhoeft in 1916, with whom he had six children. Among them included William L. Saltonstall, a Massachusetts state senator,[10] and Leverett Saltonstall, Jr., the president of the Foundation Seed Corporation.[11]
He was the uncle of Maine newspaper editor Richard S. Saltonstall, Jr.[12] and a distant cousin of philanthropist Robert Saltonstall.[13]
References
- ↑ Saltonstall, Leverett (1892-1979). Harvard Square Library. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ Pace, Eric (June 18, 1979). Leverett Saltonstall Is Dead at 86; Revived the Massachusetts G.O.P.. The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ↑ S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ↑ [1]. GOLDWATER GAINS IN MODERATE WING; Some Middle‐Road G.O.P. Congressmen Now Give Him Nominal Support. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ↑ Collette, Matt (January 25, 2009). William L. Saltonstall, at 81, former Massachusetts state senator. boston.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ Leverett Saltonstall Jr.,48,Dies; Senator's Son Led Seed Concern. The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ R.S. SALTONSTALL JR. DIES; MAINE NEWSPAPER EDITOR. The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ↑ Marquard, Brian (March 28, 2008). Robert Saltonstall, 97; pursued teaching, travel, philanthropy. boston.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.