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- Birth nameWilliam Stuart Symington
- Stuart Symington was born on June 26, 1901 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Ann Hemenway Watson and Evelyn Wadsworth. He died on December 14, 1988 in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesAnn Hemenway Watson(June 16, 1978 - December 14, 1988) (his death)Evelyn Wadsworth(March 1, 1924 - December 24, 1972) (her death, 2 children)
- U.S. senator from Missouri; term of service: 3 January 1953 - 27 December 1976 (resigned before term ended; was not a candidate for reelection in 1976).
- First Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-1950.
- Chairman of National Security Resources Board. 1950-1951.
- Administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1951-1952.
- Interred in a crypt in Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
- The word that means the most to me is the word realistic. I would like to think I am liberal about people and conservative about money.
- What will bring this country down more than anything else is the long failure to balance the government budget. The greater danger to this country is from inside.
- The problem of nuclear proliferation which now confronts us will not be easily solved. It is now all too clear, however, that we must do our best to find solutions. If we do not, the arrival of Armageddon is only a question of time.
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