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Edmund Muskie
Edmund Muskie | |
|---|---|
 Muskie in 1980 | |
| 58th United States Secretary of State | |
| In office 8 May 1980 – 20 January 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | Warren Christopher |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Vance |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Haig |
| United States Senator from Maine | |
| In office 3 January 1959 – 7 May 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Payne |
| Succeeded by | George J. Mitchell |
| 64th Governor of Maine | |
| In office 5 January 1955 – 2 January 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Burton M. Cross |
| Succeeded by | Robert N. Haskell |
| Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget | |
| In office 3 January 1975 – 8 May 1980 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Sixtus Muskie 28 March 1914 Rumford, Maine |
| Died | 26 March 1996 (aged 81) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Muskie |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Bates College Cornell University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie (28 March 1914 – 26 March 1996) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Muskie was born in Rumford, Maine to a Polish family.
He was the Governor of Maine serving from 1955 to 1959, and a United States Senator from 1959 to 1980. He served as United States Secretary of State from 1980 to 1981 under the Carter administration. President Jimmy Carter gave Muskie the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981.[1]
Muskie died in Washington, D.C. from congestive heart failure. He was 81 years old.
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