Leverett Saltonstall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leverett Saltonstall

politician and United States Army officer

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1892

Place of Birth: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1979

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Leverett A.
Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.
He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967).
Saltonstall was internationalist in foreign policy and moderate on domestic policy, serving as a well-liked mediating force in the Republican Party.
He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph McCarthy.