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  McNamara, Patrick V.
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NamePatrick V. McNamara
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Detroit, Michigan , United States
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Born October 04, 1894
DiedApril 30, 1966 (71 years)
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InfoMCNAMARA, Patrick Vincent, a Senator from Michigan; born in North Weymouth, Mass., October 4, 1894; attended the public schools in Weymouth and Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy, Mass.; moved to Detroit, Mich., in 1921, and became active in union and civic affairs; engaged in the construction industry 1921-1955; director, Detroit area of Office of Price Administration, Rent Division 1942-1945; vice president of Stanley-Carter Co., Detroit, Mich., 1946-1954; member, Detroit City Council 1946-1947, and the Detroit Board of Education 1949-1955; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1954; reelected in 1960, and served from January 3, 1955, until his death in Bethesda, Md., April 30, 1966; chairman, Special Committee on Aging (Eighty-seventh Congress), Committee on Public Works (Eighty-eighth and Eighty-ninth Congresses); interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.


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  11/08/1960 MI US Senate Won 51.73% (+3.73%)
  11/02/1954 MI US Senate Won 50.75% (+1.82%)
  08/03/1954 MI US Senate - D Primary Won 64.21% (+28.42%)
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