Herman Talmadge

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Herman Talmadge was a prominent mid-20th-century Georgia politician who served as both governor and U.S. senator, known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role in Southern politics.

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Herman Eugene Talmadge 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
birthDate 1913-08-09
birthPlace Telfair County, Georgia, United States
causeOfDeath complications of diabetes
chairpersonOf Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
surface form: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2002-03-21
deathPlace Hampton, Georgia, United States
educatedAt University of Georgia
University of Georgia School of Law
endTime 1955-01-11
endTimeAsSenator 1981-01-03
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Herman Talmadge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Talmadge
father Eugene Talmadge
fullName Herman Talmadge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herman Eugene Talmadge
givenName Herman
ideology Southern Democrat
segregationism
involvedIn “three governors controversy” in Georgia
memberOf Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
surface form: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank lieutenant commander
notableFor influential role in mid-20th-century Southern politics
staunch opposition to racial integration
notableWork autobiographical and political writings on Southern politics
occupation lawyer
politician
officeHeldAsGovernor Governor of Georgia
positionHeld Governor of Georgia
United States Senator from Georgia
member of the Georgia State Senate
member of the United States Senate
precededBy Ellis Arnall as Governor of Georgia
Walter F. George
surface form: Walter F. George as U.S. Senator from Georgia
religion Baptist
represented U.S. state of Georgia
surface form: state of Georgia
residence Lovejoy, Georgia
surface form: Lovejoy, Georgia, United States
spouse Betty Talmadge
startTime 1947-01-15
startTimeAsSenator 1957-01-03
succeeded Marvin Griffin as Governor of Georgia
succeededBy Mack Mattingly as U.S. Senator from Georgia

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this entity surface form: Talmadge
Herman Talmadge fullName Herman Talmadge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herman Eugene Talmadge
Southern Democrats notableMember Herman Talmadge