Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic politician from Maine. He served as Governor of Maine, as U.S. Senator, and as U.S. Secretary of State. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1968, and was a candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination.
Muskie held the highest office (Secretary of State) a Polish-American has held in the United States and was the only Polish-American...
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Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic politician from Maine. He served as Governor of Maine, as U.S. Senator, and as U.S. Secretary of State. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1968, and was a candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination.
Muskie held the highest office (Secretary of State) a Polish-American has held in the United States and was the only Polish-American nominated by a major party for Vice President.
Muskie was born in Rumford, Maine. His father, Stephen Marciszewski (mar-chih-SHEF-ski), immigrated to the United States in 1901 where his name was changed to Muskie by an immigrations officer when he came through New York's Ellis Island, the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States at the time. His mother, Josephine Czarnecki, was born in Buffalo, New York, to Polish immigrants. His parents, Roman Catholics, had seven children, of whom six survived.
Muskie attended Bates...
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