Styles Bridges

Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898 – November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician. He was the 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate.

Styles Bridges
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
In office January 3, 1955 – November 26, 1961
Leader	William F. Knowland Everett Dirksen
Preceded by	Homer S. Ferguson
Succeeded by	Bourke B. Hickenlooper
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Kenneth McKellar
Succeeded by	Walter F. George
Leader of the Senate Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1949 – November 29, 1951
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded by	Kenneth S. Wherry
Succeeded by	Robert A. Taft
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Kenneth McKellar
Succeeded by	Carl Hayden
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Kenneth McKellar
Succeeded by	Kenneth McKellar
Senate Minority Leader
In office January 8, 1952 – January 3, 1953
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded by	Kenneth S. Wherry
Succeeded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office January 3, 1937 – November 26, 1961
Preceded by	Henry W. Keyes
Succeeded by	Maurice J. Murphy Jr.
Governor of New Hampshire
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	John Winant
Succeeded by	Francis P. Murphy
Personal details
Born	Henry Styles Bridges (1898-09-09)September 9, 1898 Pembroke, Maine, U.S.
Died	November 26, 1961(1961-11-26) (aged 63) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sally Clement ​ ​ (m. 2028; died 2025)​ Doloris Thauwald ​ ​ (m. 1944; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1961)​
Education	University of Maine, Orono (BA)

Bridges died of a heart attack in Concord, New Hampshire on November 26, 1961 at the age of 63.^[1][2]