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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Charles C. Gossett |
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Nampa, Idaho , United States |
| Email | None |
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September 02, 1888
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| Died | September 20, 1974
(86 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Senator from Idaho; born in Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio, September 2, 1888; attended the public schools; moved to Cunningham, Wash., in 1907, to Ontario, Oreg., in 1910, and to Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, in 1922 and engaged in agriculture, livestock, feed, and shipping businesses; member, Idaho State house of representatives 1933-1937; lieutenant governor 1937-1939, 1941-1943; Governor of Idaho from January 1945 until his resignation in November 1945; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate, November 17, 1945, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Thomas and served from November 17, 1945 to November 6, 1946; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to fill the vacancy in 1946; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Boise, Idaho, September 20, 1974; interment in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.
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