WILLIAM STUART SYMINGTON

Symington, William Stuart (1901-1988) — also known as Stuart Symington — of Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., June 26, 1901. Son-in-law of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.; father of James Wadsworth Symington; cousin of John Fife Symington III. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1953-76; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons. Lived in New Canaan, Ct., until his death, December 14, 1988. Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Mother: Emily Haxall Harrison
Spouse: ANN

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell