Sumner Gage Whittier (July 4, 1911 – January 8, 2010) was an American
politician
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who served two two-year terms as the 58th
Lieutenant Governor
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for the
from 1953 to 1957.
Career
Whittier was an
Alderman
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in the City of
Everett, a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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, and a
Massachusetts Senator. He graduated from
Boston University
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in 1936.
Whittier was the
Republican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
candidate for
Governor
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in 1956, but lost to
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Foster Furcolo
John Foster Furcolo (July 29, 1911 – July 5, 1995) was an American lawyer, writer, and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor, and also represented the state as a member of the United States House of ...
. He was then appointed by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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to head the
U.S. Veterans Administration, a position he held until 1961. Thereafter he headed
SSI at the
Social Security Administration
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in
Baltimore
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and worked there until age 80.
Personal life
Whittier lived in
Ellicott City, Maryland
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. He died on January 8, 2010.
[Death notice: Sumner Gage Whittier](_blank)
''The Baltimore Sun'' (January 12, 2010). Retrieved on January 13, 2010. The Sumner G. Whittier School in Everett is named in his honor.
See also
* Massachusetts legislature:
1941–1942,
1943–1944,
1945–1946,
1947–1948,
1949–1950,
1951–1952
References
External links
2000 B.U. Alumni profileObituary and tribute
by Howard Phillips
Sumner G. Whittier's obituary
Legacy.com
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1911 births
2010 deaths
Boston University alumni
Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts
Massachusetts city council members
Republican Party Massachusetts state senators
Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Politicians from Baltimore
Politicians from Everett, Massachusetts
United States Department of Veterans Affairs officials
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