Sumner Gage Whittier (July 4, 1911 – January 8, 2010) was an American politician who served two two-year terms as the 58th

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for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957.

Career

Whittier was an Alderman in the City of Everett, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and a Massachusetts Senator. He graduated from Boston University in 1936. Whittier was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1956, but lost to

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Foster Furcolo. He was then appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to head the

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, a position he held until 1961. Thereafter he headed SSI at the Social Security Administration in

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and worked there until age 80.

Personal life

Whittier lived in

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. He died on January 8, 2010.Death notice: Sumner Gage Whittier
''The Baltimore Sun'' (January 12, 2010). Retrieved on January 13, 2010. The Sumner G. Whittier School in Everett is named in his honor.

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2000 B.U. Alumni profileObituary and tribute
by Howard Phillips
Sumner G. Whittier's obituary

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