Herbert Roswell Waite (June 22, 1928 – July 23, 2007)[1] was an American public relations executive, political figure, and lobbyist who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from February to September 1971.
The following year he became a sales promotion assistant at the Narragansett Electric Company, New England Power's Rhode Island–based subsidiary.
[5] In January 1971, Governor Francis W. Sargent recommended Waite for the position of chairman of the Republican State Committee.
[5] Sargent liked Waite for the job because he was a moderate Republican who was not affiliated with either the liberal or conservative wings of the party.
After two weeks of discussion between the staff of Sargent and U. S. Senator Edward Brooke, the two agreed to recommend that Waite be appointed to the position of chairman and that he would serve full-time and receive a salary of about $25,000 a year.