Background
Symington, Stuart was born on June 26, 1901 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Stuart and Emily Haxall (Harrison) Symington.
Symington, Stuart was born on June 26, 1901 in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Stuart and Emily Haxall (Harrison) Symington.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1923. Student, International Corresponding Schools.
President Eastern Clay Products, 1925-1927, Valley Appliances, 1927-1930, Colonial Radio Company, Rochester and Buffalo, New York, 1930-1935, Rustless Iron & Steel Company, Baltimore, 1935-1937. President, chairman board Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, 1938-1945. Surplus property administrator Washington, 1945-1946.
Assistant secretary of war for air, 1946-1947. Secretary Air Force, 1947-1950. Chairman National Security Resources Board, 1950-1951.
Administrator Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1951. United States senator from Missouri, 1952-1977. Vice chairman, director 1st American Bankshares, Washington, 1980-1988.
President National Cathedral Association, Washington, 1974-1977. Served with United States Army, 1918-1919.
Married Evelyn Wadsworth, March 1, 1924 (deceased). Children: Stuart, James Wadsworth. Married Ann Hemingway Watson, June 14, 1978.