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Stuart Symington

1901 - 1988

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William Stuart Symington III ( SY-ming-tən; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States senator from Missouri from 1953 to 1976. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Symington worked as an executive in his uncle's iron products company and for other companies before becoming president of Emerson Electric. He resigned from Emerson in 1945 to take various positions in the administration of President Harry S. Truman, becoming the first Secretary of the Air Force in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stuart Symington is the 17,981st most popular politician (down from 17,159th in 2024), the 13,587th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,604th in 2019) and the 1,038th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Stuart Symington ranks 17,981 out of 19,576. Before him are Mike Waltz, Jewel Taylor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Judit Varga, and Thomas Hart Benton. After him are Luis Fortuño, Lubomír Zaorálek, Patsy Mink, Mustafa Şentop, Willy Telavi, and José Luis Martínez-Almeida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Stuart Symington ranks 355. Before him are Mary Eaton, George Moorhouse, Donald Howard Menzel, Oliver La Farge, John Sherman Cooper, and Carmelita Geraghty. After him are V. Shantaram, Joseph Albert Sullivan, Dunc Munro, Florence Eldridge, Adelaide Hall, and Deborah Snyder. Among people deceased in 1988, Stuart Symington ranks 270. Before him are Daws Butler, Bob Steele, Brook Benton, Stanley Skewes, Zubeida, and Leonard Frey. After him are Joseph Albert Sullivan, Pauline Lafont, Florence Eldridge, Angela Aames, and Mabel Strickland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stuart Symington ranks 13,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Miller (1968), Tim Kring (1957), Rebecca Wisocky (1971), Louise Beavers (1902), Kathy Jordan (1959), and Scott Adams (1957). After him are Kevin Martin (1983), Ron Simmons (1958), Jay Mohr (1970), Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Natalie Schafer (1900), and Oscar Micheaux (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Stuart Symington ranks 1,038. Before him are Avril Haines (1969), Smith Thompson (1768), William P. Fessenden (1806), William B. Saxbe (1916), Mike Waltz (1974), and Thomas Hart Benton (1782). After him are Patsy Mink (1927), Robert F. Stockton (1795), Lurleen Wallace (1926), John Lindsay (1921), Alexander Ramsey (1815), and Norman Thomas (1884).

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