Edmund Muskie
U.S. Congressperson
1914 – 1996
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Who was Edmund Muskie?
Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981. Muskie was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 1968 presidential election, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1972.
Muskie held the highest office by a Polish American in U.S. history, and also is the only Polish American ever nominated by a major party for Vice President.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1914
Rumford - Also known as
- Edmund S Muskie
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie
- Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie
- Ed
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jane Muskie
(1948/05/29 - 1996/03/26)
- Jane Muskie
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Bates College
- Cornell Law School
- Lived in
- Maine
- Died
- Mar 26, 1996
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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