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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsBenjamin A. II SMITH
(1916-1991)
Senate Years of Service:
1960-1962Party: DemocratSMITH, 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 until 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 6, 1991; interment in Calvary
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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