1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁tempor arily ▁acting ▁head ▁of ▁State , ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Antonio ▁Seg ni ▁and ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Giuseppe ▁Sar ag at ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Mer z ag ora ▁was ▁named ▁sen ator ▁for ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Christian ▁Dem ocracy ▁Party , ▁and ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁this ▁party ▁during ▁his ▁whole ▁political ▁career , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁became ▁its ▁official ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Milan ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Dem ocracy ▁( Ital y ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Italian ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁from ▁Lomb ard y ▁Category : Ital ian ▁Life ▁Sen ators ▁Category : Gr and ▁Cross es ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Ph ob os ▁( AK - 1 2 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁World ▁War