Margaret Chase Smith Death
Margaret passed away on May 29, 1995 at the age of 97 in Skowhegan, Maine USA.
When did Margaret Chase Smith die?
May 29, 1995How old was Margaret Chase Smith when died?
97Where did Margaret Chase Smith die? What was the location of death?
Skowhegan, Maine USA
Margaret Chase Smith Birthday and Date of Death
Margaret Chase Smith was born on December 14, 1897 and died on May 29, 1995. Margaret was 97 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 14, 1897
Date of Death: May 29, 1995
Age at Death: 97
Margaret Chase Smith - Biography
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a United States politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S Representative (1940–49) and a U.S. Senator (1949–73) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either. A moderate Republican, she was among the first to criticize the tactics of McCarthyism in her 1950 speech, "Declaration of Conscience".Smith was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in the 1964 presidential election, but was the first woman to be placed in nomination for the presidency at a major party's convention. Upon leaving office, she was the longest-serving female Senator in history, a distinction that was not surpassed until January 5, 2011, when Senator Barbara Mikulski was sworn in for a fifth term. To date, Smith is ranked as the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate.
