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Augustus Gardner Means was born on 8 June, 1925 in Beverly, Massachusetts, is an American politician. Discover Augustus Gardner Means's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 8 June 1925
Birthday 8 June
Birthplace Beverly, Massachusetts
Date of death 18 April, 1994
Died Place Sanibel, Florida
Nationality United States

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His wife is Mary Callan (1946–1959; divorce) Jean Draper (1961–1994; his death)

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Augustus Gardner Means Net Worth

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1925

Augustus Gardner Means (June 8, 1925 – April 18, 1994) was an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

Means was born on June 8, 1925, in Beverly, Massachusetts, to W. Gordon and Constance (Gardner) Means.

He was the great-grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge and the grandson of Augustus Peabody Gardner.

1944

Means attended the Groton School and in 1944 he graduated from the Culver Military Academy.

After graduating, Means enlisted in the United States Army.

1946

After his discharge in January 1946, Means worked as a veterinary assistant in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

He attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and graduated from Cornell University, where he studied veterinary medicine and agriculture.

In July 1946 he married Mary Callan.

The couple first met at a dance in Boston when he was 13 and she was 11.

The couple moved to Turf Meadow Farm in Essex, Massachusetts, which had been purchased by Means' father years before.

Together had five children - three daughters and two sons.

1950

In 1950, Means was elected to the Essex Board of Selectmen.

He did some of his campaigning while collecting garbage for the town (Means used the garbage as pig feed).

Later that year he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

1954

He was also the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1954 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1960.

In 1954 he was the Republican nominee for state treasurer.

He lost to Democrat John Francis Kennedy 54% to 45%.

1955

In October 1955, Means was appointed to the Massachusetts Governor's Council to fill the vacancy caused by Arthur A. Thomson's appointment to the Haverhill District Court.

1956

Means was elected in his own right in 1956 and reelected in 1958.

1960

In 1960, he was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor.

He lost to Democrat Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. 54% to 45%.

Means owned a large livestock farm that had a sizable amount of cattle, sheep, chickens, turkeys, bison, and hogs.

He was also involved in a number of other businesses; he was president of the Essex Lumber Co., president and treasurer of Means Chevrolet-Oldsmobile in Ipswich, Massachusetts, managing director of a hotel in Aruba, and owner of a shopping center in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.

He also served as president of the Essex County Agricultural Society, which runs the Topsfield Fair.

In his later years Means donated much of his 650-acre farm to the Essex County Greenbelt.

1961

The couple later divorced and in May 1961 he married Jean Draper Ham, granddaughter of George A. Draper.

They had two sons and one daughter.

1980

He served with the 80th Infantry Division in France during World War II.

He was shot in the chest outside of Bastogne when a platoon he was leading was pinned down by a concealed German machine gun.

A deck of playing cards partially deflected the bullet and Means was able to crawl behind the gun and jump the soldiers manning it - killing three of them.

His citations included the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart.

1994

Means died on April 18, 1994, in Sanibel, Florida.

He was survived by his second wife and seven of his children.