Leverett Saltonstall

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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.

U.S. Senate

In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his Wisconsin colleague Joseph McCarthy,[1] who investigated and exposed communist infiltration of the United States Army and the Department of State.

Saltonstall voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[2] 1960,[3] 1964,[4] the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[5] and the 24th Amendment to the Constitution.[6]

References

  1. ↑ S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

External links

  • Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Profile at Find a Grave
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