Sumner G. Whittier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSumner G. Whittier
American politician
Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1911
Place of Birth: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jan-2010
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Sumner G. Whittier
- Sumner Gage Whittier (July 4, 1911 – January 8, 2010) was an American politician who served two two-year terms as the 58th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957.
- He was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1956, but lost to Democrat Foster Furcolo.
- He was then appointed by President Dwight D.
- Eisenhower to head the U.S.
- Veterans Administration, a position he held until 1961.
- Thereafter he headed SSI at the Social Security Administration in Baltimore and worked there until age 80.
- Previously he 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.
- The Sumner G.
- Whittier School in Everett is named after him. Whittier lived in Ellicott City, Maryland.
- He died on January 8, 2010.
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