Who served as senator for Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009?
1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts The United States Senate special election of 1962 in Massachusetts was held on November 6, 1962. The election was won by Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy, who would remain Senator until his death in 2009, 47 years later. Senator John F. Kennedy resigned the seat to become President of the United States after winning the presidential election in 1960. Benjamin A. Smith II, a Kennedy family friend, was appointed to succeed Kennedy, serving as a placeholder for Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, who at the time was
James B. Pearson sons, James, William, and Thomas, and a daughter, Laura. Pearson served from January 31, 1962 until his resignation on December 23, 1978. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1978. Pearson died on January 13, 2009 at his home in Gloucester, Massachusetts at the age of 88. As of 2016, Pearson is the last U.S. Senator from Kansas from the Kansas City metropolitan area, even though Johnson County has the state's largest population. James B. Pearson James Blackwood Pearson (May 7, 1920January 13, 2009) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1962 to 1978. James Pearson was born