William Stuart Symington Jr.

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William Stuart Symington Jr. was an American businessman and Democratic politician who became the first U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and later served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Missouri.

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William Stuart Symington Jr. canonical 1

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instanceOf United States Cabinet member
United States senator
human
politician
appointedBy Harry S. Truman
child James W. Symington
Stuart Symington III
linked to: Stuart Symington
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Baltimore City College
University of Minnesota
Yale University
employer Emerson Electric Company
familyName Symington
givenName William
honorificSuffix Jr.
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Stuart
militaryBranch United States Army
notableWork advocacy for arms control
advocacy for strong U.S. Air Force
advocacy for stronger congressional oversight of intelligence activities
criticism of Pentagon procurement practices
investigations into U.S. military spending
opposition to Vietnam War escalation
service on Senate Armed Services Committee
service on Senate Foreign Relations Committee
support for Missouri economic development
support for NATO
support for civil rights legislation
support for creation of independent U.S. Air Force
support for public power and utilities regulation
support for the Marshall Plan
occupation business executive
lawyer
politician
officeContested President of the United States
placeOfBirth Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath New Canaan, Connecticut, United States
positionHeld United States Secretary of the Air Force
United States Senator
United States Senator from Missouri
residence Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Evelyn Wadsworth Symington

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Symington usedBy William Stuart Symington Jr.