| LC control no. | nr2002023461 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Smith, Benjamin A. (Benjamin Attwood), 1916-1991 |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Benjamin A., II (Benjamin Attwood), 1916-1991 |
| Birth date | 1916-03-26 |
| Death date | 1991-09-26 |
| Place of birth | Gloucester (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Gloucester (Mass.) |
| Affiliation | Harvard University United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Executives Mayors Legislators |
| Found in | Benjamin A. Smith Papers. Letter from John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Mar. 9, 1999 (Smith, Benjamin Attwood, 1916-91; Senator from Mass. 1961-63) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, July 5, 2016 (Smith, Benjamin A. II, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1916; attended Gloucester public schools and graduated from Governor Dummer Academy; graduated from Harvard University in 1939; during the Second World War served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy with service in the Pacific Theater 1941-1945; president of Merchants Box Factory, Cape Ann Fisheries, Inc., United Fisheries Co., Gloucester By-Products, Inc., and Gloucester Community Pier Association, Inc.; mayor of Gloucester, Mass., 1954-1955; appointed on December 27, 1960, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John F. Kennedy and served from December 27, 1960, to November 6, 1962, when a duly elected successor was chosen; was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy in 1962; lived in Gloucester, Mass., until his death on September 26, 1991; interment in Calvary Cemetery) OCLC, July 5, 2016 (usage: Benjamin A. Smith) |
| Associated language | eng |
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