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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Herman Talmadge |
| Address |
Lovejoy, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 09, 1913
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| Died | March 21, 2002
(88 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 22, 2022 03:47pm |
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Navy - Southern Baptist -
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| Info | Herman Eugene Talmadge
born on a farm near McRae, Telfair County, Ga., August 9, 1913; attended the public schools in McRae; received a law degree from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1936; was admitted to the bar in 1936 and commenced the practice of law in Atlanta, Ga.; volunteered for service in the United States Navy in 1941; saw extensive action in the Pacific theater, attained rank of lieutenant commander and was discharged in November 1945; upon the death of his father, Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, was elected to the governorship by the State legislature in 1947; served sixty-seven days, then vacated the office due to a decision of the State supreme court; elected in September 1948 to fill the unexpired term; reelected in 1950 and served until January 1955; farmer; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1956; reelected in 1962, 1968, and again in 1974, and served from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; denounced by the Senate in 1979 for financial misconduct; chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Ninety-second through Ninety-fifth Congresses), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Hampton, Ga., until his death on March 21, 2002; buried on family farm near Hampton, GA.
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| ENDORSEMENTS |
| GA US President - D Primary - Mar 13, 1984 |
D |
Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 |
R |
John Paul Stevens |
| US Secretary of the Interior - Jun 11, 1975 |
R |
Stanley K. Hathaway |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 |
R |
William H. Rehnquist |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 |
D |
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 |
R |
Harry Blackmun |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 |
R |
G. Harrold Carswell |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 |
R |
Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 |
R |
Warren E. Burger |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 14, 1958 |
NPA |
Reject |
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