Margaret Chase Smith was a prominent Republican Party politician from Maine who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. She was born on December 14, 1897 in Maine and represented Maine-District Two in the House before being elected to the U.S. Senate, where she served until the early 1970s.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $30 Million (2024)
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About
From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, this Republican Party Politician served as a United States Senator from Maine. Previously, she was a Maine-District Two member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Before Fame
After graduating from high school, she worked as a Teacher and a high school basketball coach. She began her political career in the 1930s as a member of the Maine Republican State Committee.
Trivia
She ran for the Republican primary nomination in the 1964 United States presidential election.
Family Life
Born to a family of English and French-Canadian heritage, she and her five younger siblings were born in Maine. She married fellow Politician Clyde Smith.
Associated With
She appeared in a 1952 episode of Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town.