Sam Ervin

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Sam Ervin was a North Carolina Democratic senator best known for chairing the Senate Watergate Committee and playing a key role in the investigation that led to President Nixon’s resignation.

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Samuel James Ervin Jr. 1

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician
United States senator
human
lawyer
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
birthDate 1896-09-27
birthPlace Morganton, North Carolina, United States
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1985-04-23
deathPlace Winston-Salem, North Carolina
surface form: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
endTime 1974-12-31
familyName Ervin
fullName Sam Ervin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samuel James Ervin Jr.
givenName Samuel
knownFor defense of civil liberties and constitutional rights
leading the Senate investigation of the Watergate scandal
role in events leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank infantry officer
notableRole Chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
notableWork Chairmanship of the Senate Watergate Committee
occupation attorney
jurist
politician
positionHeld Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
U.S. Senate from North Carolina
surface form: United States Senator from North Carolina
religion Presbyterianism
represented North Carolina
spouse Margaret Bell Ervin
startTime 1954-06-05
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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this entity surface form: Samuel James Ervin Jr.