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Margaret Chase Smith

1897 - 1995

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Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress. A Republican, she was among the first to criticize the tactics of Joseph McCarthy in her 1950 speech, "Declaration of Conscience". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret Chase Smith is the 17,252nd most popular politician (down from 17,143rd in 2019), the 11,623rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,528th in 2019) and the 882nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Margaret Chase Smith ranks 17,252 out of 19,576. Before her are Thomas Norton, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Lamar Alexander, Gwendal Peizerat, David Perdue, and Isidore Mankofsky. After her are Ranulf Flambard, Ramil Safarov, Agneta Andersson, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Manuela Schwesig, and Philippa of Armenia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Margaret Chase Smith ranks 302. Before her are Sigurd Moen, Walter Winchell, Kenneth Burke, Shidzue Katō, John Kotelawala, and Viola Dana. After her are Monty Banks, Cecil Parker, William Gott, Hermione Gingold, Hope Emerson, and Naomi Mitchison. Among people deceased in 1995, Margaret Chase Smith ranks 305. Before her are Patsy Ruth Miller, Todor Diev, Red Amick, Peter Cook, Einari Teräsvirta, and Johnny Moss. After her are Ed Flanders, John C. Stennis, Rogelio Farías, Terry Southern, Johnny Carey, and Trevor Blokdyk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Margaret Chase Smith ranks 11,625 out of 20,380. Before her are Edwin Hawkins (1943), Annabeth Gish (1971), Miguel Cotto (1980), Elyse Knox (1917), Peter Sellars (1957), and Chelsea Charms (1976). After her are Barrie M. Osborne (1944), Raphael Tracey (1904), Elmer McCollum (1879), Lisa Banes (1955), Jessica Collins (1971), and Teresa Brewer (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Margaret Chase Smith ranks 882. Before her are Richard Grenell (1966), Jo Jorgensen (1957), John Barrasso (1952), Lamar Alexander (1940), David Perdue (1949), and Isidore Mankofsky (1931). After her are Rodney Mullen (1966), Bob Avakian (1943), Betsy DeVos (1958), John Cornyn (1952), Barbara Mikulski (1936), and Jon Kyl (1942).

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