James W. Symington

James W. Symington
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byThomas B. Curtis
Succeeded byRobert A. Young
12th Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office
March 22, 1966 – March 31, 1968
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byLloyd Nelson Hand
Succeeded byAngier Biddle Duke
Personal details
Born
James Wadsworth Symington

(1927-09-28) September 28, 1927 (age 97)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsSee Symington family
ParentStuart Symington (father)
EducationYale University (BA)
Columbia Law School (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1945–1946
Rank Private first class
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsOrder of Friendship (2008)

James Wadsworth Symington (/ˈsmɪŋtən/ SY-ming-tən; born September 28, 1927) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1969 to 1977. Prior to that, in the late 1960s, he served as Chief of Protocol of the United States.