George Aiken

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George Aiken was a long-serving Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont, known for his moderate politics and influential role in mid-20th-century American legislative affairs.

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instanceOf United States senator
human
member of the Republican Party (United States)
politician
ageAtDeath 92
burialPlace Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-08-20
dateOfDeath 1984-11-19
endTime (Governor of Vermont) 1941
endTime (Lieutenant Governor of Vermont) 1937
endTime (Speaker of Vermont House) 1935
endTime (U.S. Senate service) 1975
ethnicGroup Yankee New Englander
familyName Aiken NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
knownFor influential role in mid-20th-century U.S. legislative affairs
long-serving U.S. Senator from Vermont
moderate political positions
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOf United States Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry NERFINISHED
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryConflictCommentary advocated a limited U.S. role and de-escalation in the Vietnam War
notableWork Pioneering with Wildflowers NERFINISHED
occupation author
farmer
nurseryman
politician
officeContested President of the United States (favorite-son candidate)
placeOfBirth Dummerston, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Putney, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology moderate Republicanism
positionHeld Governor of Vermont
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
United States Senator NERFINISHED
religion Congregationalism
represented Vermont NERFINISHED
residence Putney, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Beatrice Howard Aiken NERFINISHED
Lola Pierotti Aiken NERFINISHED
startTime (Governor of Vermont) 1937
startTime (Lieutenant Governor of Vermont) 1935
startTime (Speaker of Vermont House) 1933
startTime (U.S. Senate service) 1941
stateRepresentedInSenate Vermont NERFINISHED

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