Preceded by James Austin Peckham Political party Republican Died December 13, 1973 Spouse(s) Zilla MacDougall Education Harvard University | Preceded by District created Name Mason Sears Party Republican Party Role Politician | |
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Born December 29, 1899
Boston, Massachusetts ( 1899-12-29 ) Books Years of High Purpose: From Trusteeship to Nationhood | ||
Succeeded by Leslie Bradley Cutler Succeeded by James Austin Peckham | ||
mason sears
Philip Mason Sears (born December 29, 1899 — December 13, 1973) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court and the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.
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Early life
Sears was born on December 29, 1899 to Philip Shelton Sears, a sculptor, and Mary Cabot (Higginson) Sears. He attended St. Mark's School and Harvard University. On December 29, 1924 he married Zilla MacDougall, the daughter of Admiral William D. MacDougall.
Naval career
Sears served in the United States Navy, where he was an attaché to the United States State Department delegation in Peking, China. Here he met Danish ambassador Henrik Kauffmann, who would become his friend and later marry Sears' sister-in-law Charlotte MacDougall. Sears also served in the Navy during World War II.
Political career
Sears was a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1939 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1949.
Sears worked on the United States Senate campaigns of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., a colleague of his in the state legislature and the husband of his second cousin.
Sears was Massachusetts Republican State Chair from 1949 to 1950 and was delegate to 1948 and 1952 Republican National Conventions from Massachusetts.
From 1953 to 1960 he was the United States' Representative to United Nations Trusteeship Council.