Styles Bridges

Henry Styles Bridges
Bridges in 1939
United States Senator
from New Hampshire
In office
January 3, 1937 – November 26, 1961
Preceded byHenry W. Keyes
Succeeded byMaurice J. Murphy Jr.
Senate positions
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byKenneth McKellar
Succeeded byWalter F. George
Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 8, 1952 – January 3, 1953
WhipLeverett Saltonstall
Preceded byKenneth S. Wherry
Succeeded byLyndon B. Johnson
Leader of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
January 8, 1952 – January 3, 1953
DeputyLeverett Saltonstall
Preceded byKenneth S. Wherry
Succeeded byRobert A. Taft
63rd Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byJohn Winant
Succeeded byFrancis P. Murphy
Personal details
Born
Henry Styles Bridges

(1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
Pembroke, Maine, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1961(1961-11-26) (aged 63)
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Sally Clement
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(m. 1928; died 1938)​
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    (m. 1944)​
    EducationUniversity of Maine (BA)

    Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898 – November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate.

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