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  Mathews, Harlan
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NameHarlan Mathews
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Nashville, Tennessee , United States
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Born January 17, 1927
DiedMay 09, 2014 (87 years)
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Infoborn in Sumiton, Walker County, Ala., January 17, 1927; attended the Alabama public schools; graduated, Jacksonville State College, Jacksonville, Ala., 1949; received graduate degree from Vanderbilt University 1950; received law degree from Nashville School of Law 1962; served on planning staff of Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning 1950-1954, budget staff of Governor Frank Clement 1954-1961; commissioner, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration 1961-1971; senior vice president, Amcon International, Inc., Memphis 1971-1973; legislative assistant to state Comptroller William Snodgrass 1973-1974; elected state treasurer in 1974 and served until January, 1987; deputy to Governor Ned McWherter and secretary of state cabinet 1987-1993; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. on January 2, 1993, and served until December 1, 1994, when a duly elected successor qualified; not a candidate for election to the unexpired portion of the term; resumed the practice of law in Nashville, Tenn.


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  01/02/1993 TN US Senate Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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TN US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 D Stephen G. Breyer
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 D M. Joycelyn Elders
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg