James W. Symington

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Former United States Representative

James Wadsworth Symington is an American lawyer and politician who represented Missouri from 1969 to 1977 as a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief of Protocol of the United... Wikipedia

Born: 1927 (age 96 years), Rochester, NY

Books: Heard and Overheard: Words Wise (and Otherwise) with Politicians, Statesmen, and Real People and A Muse 'n Washington: Beltway Ballads and Beyond, Fifty Years of Politics and Other Pleasures, in Poetry, Prose and Song

Party: Democratic Party

Previous offices: Representative (1969–1977) and Chief of Protocol of the United States (1966–1968)

Grandparent: William Stuart Symington

Great-grandparent: Lelia Wayles Skipworth Symington

Education: Yale University, Deerfield Academy, Columbia Law School, and more