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  order 58th
  office Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
  term Start 1953
  term End 1957
  governor Christian Herter
  predecessor Charles F Sullivan
  successor Robert F Murphy
  party Republican


Sumner Gage Whittier is a retired American Politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957 . He was the Republican candidate for governor in 1956, but lost to Democrat Foster Furcolo . Previously he was an Alderman in the City of Everett, a State Representative, and a State Senator. He was then appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to head the U.S. Veterans Administration.

Mr. Whittier currently resides in Ellicott City, Maryland.