Smith, Margaret Chase b. December 14, 1897 d. May 29, 1995 US Congresswoman, US Senator. Elected to represent Maine's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1940 to 1949. Also served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1949 to 1973, defeated in 1973, as a Republican, and Candidate for the Republican Nomination for President in 1964. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. (Bio by: K) Margaret Chase Smith Library Grounds, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, USA