James Wadsworth Symington
| James W. Symington | |
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Symington pictured c. 1969 during his first term in Congress
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas B. Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Young |
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| Born |
James Wadsworth Symington September 28, 1927 Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Stuart Symington, James Wolcott Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. |
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St. Bernard's School Columbia Law School Yale University |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Rank | private first class |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Wadsworth Symington (/ˈsaɪmɪŋtən/; born September 28, 1927) is a United States attorney and politician who served as four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977, representing Missouri.
James Wadsworth Symington, son of Stuart (U.S. senator, Missouri) and Evelyn (Wadsworth) Symington, was born on September 28, 1927, in Rochester, New York. He is the great-grandson of James Wolcott Wadsworth (U.S. Congress, New York) and grandson of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (U.S. Congress, New York).
He attended St. Bernard's School in New York City, St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1945, he graduated from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17. He served in the Marine Corps as a private first class from 1945 to 1946.
Symington earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1950 where he sang as a member of the Whiffenpoofs and the Glee Club. He also joined Berzelius secret society (according to the 1950 Yale Banner). He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1954.
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