Michael Joseph Joseph MANSFIELD

Background

MANSFIELD, Michael was born on March 16, 1903 in New York, United States. Son of Patrick and Josephine O’Brien Mansfield.

Education

Student, Montana School Mines, 1928. Bachelor of Arts Montana, 1933. Master of Arts, University Montana, 1934.

Student, University California, 1937.

Career

Seaman, United States Navy, 1918-1919; with, United States Army, 1919-1920; with, United States Marines, 1920-1922; miner and mining engineer, 1922-1931; professor of history and political science, U. Montana, 1933-1942; member, 78th-82d Congresses from 1st District Montana, 1943-1953; United States Senator from Montana, 1953-1977; assistant majority leader, 1957-1961; majority leader, 1961-1977; member, Committee on Foreign Relations member, Appropriations Committee chairman, Democratic Conference chairman, Policy Committee chairman, Steering Committee ambassador to Japan, Tokyo, 1977-1989. Presidential representative in, China, 1944. United States delegate IX Inter-American Conference, Colombia,1948, 6th United Nations Assembly, Paris, 1951-1952, Southeast Asia Conference, Manila,1954, 13th United Nations General Assembly, 1958.

Presidential assignment, West Berlin, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, 1962, Europe, Southeast Asia, 1965, 69, visited People's Republic of China on invitation of Premier Chou-En-lai, 1972, on invitation of Government of People's Republic of China, 1974, 76,77, 78.

Achievements

• Michael Joseph Mansfield has been listed as a noteworthy ambassador, senator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

House of Representatives 1943-1952, Senator (Democrat, Montana) 1952-1976.

Connections

Son of Patrick and Josephine (O'Brien) M. M. Maureen Hayes, September 13, 1932. 1 daughter, Anne Mansfield Marris.

Father:

Patrick Mansfield

Mother:

Josephine (O'Brien) Mansfield

Spouse:

Maureen Hayes