Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903–October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. Born in New York City to Irish Catholic immigrants, he was raised in Montana, where he graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula (then called Montana State University). Mansfield represented the state of Montana throughout his political career.
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Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903–October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States Senate, serving from 1961 to 1977. Born in New York City to Irish Catholic immigrants, he was raised in Montana, where he graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula (then called Montana State University). Mansfield represented the state of Montana throughout his political career.
Mansfield was born in New York City, but moved to Montana at an early age. He was raised in Great Falls. Mansfield traced his roots in Ireland to Lowhill, County Laois, and it was from there that his ancestors immigrated from Ireland to the United States.
Mansfield left home in 1917, before completing the 8th grade. He joined the United States Navy at 14 years of age on February 23, 1918. Ten months of Mansfield’s nineteen months of World War I Navy service were spent overseas. He subsequently spent one year in the Army. He was the last known...
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