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Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
October 31, 1969
Smith posing with the Maine state flag in the Hall of Flags
Margaret Chase Smith (Republican):
● Born in Skowhegan, Maine, December 14, 1897
● US House of Representatives, June 3, 1940-January 3, 1949
● United States Senate, January 3, 1949-January 3, 1973
● First woman to serve in both houses of Congress
● First woman placed in nomination for the presidency at a major party convention, 1964
● Died in Skowhegan, Maine, May 29, 1995
Senator Margaret Chase Smith “Driving” a Bangor & Aroostook Engine
Houlton, Maine
November 18, 1949
The Senator posing for photos during her first year as a Senator from Maine.
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