Leverett Saltonstall
| 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 United States Senator from 1945 to 1967. He was previously the state's governor and the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Political career
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]
According to an analysis of his record in the 81st Congress, Saltonstall voted 71% in line with conservatives.[4] Supportive of civil rights, he voted in favor of cloture for Robert A. Taft's "voluntary FEPC" legislation[5] and backed President Harry Trumans Army desegregation efforts.[6] He also gave support to the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[7] 1960,[8] 1964,[9] the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[10] and the 24th Amendment to the Constitution.[11]
In the 1964 presidential election, Saltonstall initially was seen as loyal to Moderate Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.[12] though ultimately supported the Goldwater/Miller ticket after his Arizona colleague was nominated.[13]
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,[14] and Leverett Saltonstall, Jr., the president of the Foundation Seed Corporation.[15]
He was the uncle of Maine newspaper editor Richard S. Saltonstall, Jr.[16] and a distant cousin of philanthropist Robert Saltonstall.[17]
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.
- ↑ Ideology and Civil Rights, 1950 Edition. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ↑ S 1728. PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. MOTION FOR CLOTURE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ↑ HR 6826. EXTENSION OF SELECTIVE SERVICE MANPOWER REGISTRA- TION ACT. AMEND. TO ELIMINATE A COMMITTEE AMEND. WHICH WOULD GIVE OPTION TO ENLISTEE TO SERVE IN A UNIT, THE PER- SONNEL OF WHICH ARE OF HIS OWN RACE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 22, 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.
- ↑ Lodge, the Star of 2 Primaries, Is Seen as the Top Challenger to Goldwater. The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 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.
