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'''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.
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'''Leverett A. Saltonstall''' (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was a [[Republican Party|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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==U.S. Senate==
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==Political career==
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===U.S. Senate===
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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]].
  
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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>
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Saltonstall ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1948, but finished last.{{fact}}
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According to an analysis of his record in the 81st Congress, Saltonstall voted 71% in line with conservatives.<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/01/06/ideology-and-civil-rights-1950-edition/ Ideology and Civil Rights, 1950 Edition]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> Supportive of [[civil rights]], he voted in favor of cloture for [[Robert A. Taft]]'s "voluntary FEPC" legislation<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/81-1950/s369 S 1728. PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. MOTION FOR CLOTURE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> and backed President [[Harry Truman]]s Army desegregation efforts.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/81-1950/s360 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.</ref> He also gave support to 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>
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In the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]], Saltonstall initially was seen as loyal to [[Moderate Republican]] [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/30/archives/lodge-the-star-of-2-primaries-is-seen-as-the-top-challenger-to.html Lodge, the Star of 2 Primaries, Is Seen as the Top Challenger to Goldwater]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref> though ultimately supported the [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]]/[[William E. Miller|Miller]] ticket after his [[Arizona]] colleague was nominated.<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>
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==Personal life and family==
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Saltonstall married the former Alice Wesselhoeft in 1916, with whom he had six children. Among them included William L. Saltonstall, a Massachusetts state senator,<ref>Collette, Matt (January 25, 2009). [http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/01/25/william_l_saltonstall_at_81_former_massachusetts_state_senator/ William L. Saltonstall, at 81, former Massachusetts state senator]. ''boston.com''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> and Leverett Saltonstall, Jr., the president of the Foundation Seed Corporation.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/28/archives/leverett-saltonstall-jr48dies-senators-son-led-seed-concern.html Leverett Saltonstall Jr.,48,Dies; Senator's Son Led Seed Concern]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref>
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He was the uncle of [[Maine]] newspaper editor Richard S. Saltonstall, Jr.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/14/obituaries/rs-saltonstall-jr-dies-maine-newspaper-editor.html R.S. SALTONSTALL JR. DIES; MAINE NEWSPAPER EDITOR]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> and a distant cousin of philanthropist Robert Saltonstall.<ref>Marquard, Brian (March 28, 2008). [http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/03/28/robert_saltonstall_97_pursued_teaching_travel_philanthropy/ Robert Saltonstall, 97; pursued teaching, travel, philanthropy]. ''boston.com''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref>
  
 
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*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000021 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
 
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000021 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
 
*[https://www.nga.org/governor/leverett-saltonstall/ Profile] at ''National Governors Association
 
*[https://www.nga.org/governor/leverett-saltonstall/ Profile] at ''National Governors Association
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*[https://malegislature.gov/VirtualTour/Artifact/85 Profile] at the ''Massachusetts Legislature
 
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4147/leverett-saltonstall Profile] at ''Find a Grave
 
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4147/leverett-saltonstall Profile] at ''Find a Grave
  
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Latest revision as of 21:47, November 17, 2021

Leverett A. Saltonstall
Saltonstall LOC portrait.png
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.

Political career

U.S. Senate

LeverettSaltonstall.jpg

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

  1. ↑ Saltonstall, Leverett (1892-1979). Harvard Square Library. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ideology and Civil Rights, 1950 Edition. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ S 1728. PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. MOTION FOR CLOTURE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Lodge, the Star of 2 Primaries, Is Seen as the Top Challenger to Goldwater. The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ [1]. GOLDWATER GAINS IN MODERATE WING; Some Middle‐Road G.O.P. Congressmen Now Give Him Nominal Support. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ↑ Collette, Matt (January 25, 2009). William L. Saltonstall, at 81, former Massachusetts state senator. boston.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ Leverett Saltonstall Jr.,48,Dies; Senator's Son Led Seed Concern. The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ R.S. SALTONSTALL JR. DIES; MAINE NEWSPAPER EDITOR. The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  17. ↑ Marquard, Brian (March 28, 2008). Robert Saltonstall, 97; pursued teaching, travel, philanthropy. boston.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links

  • Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Profile at National Governors Association
  • Profile at the Massachusetts Legislature
  • Profile at Find a Grave
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