biography
pronunciation:
[talmaj]
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| lived:
| (1884–1946)
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Forsyth, Georgia, USA. A Georgia farmer and lawyer, he entered state politics as Democratic commissioner of agriculture (1927–33). A states' rights governor (1933–7), he and Huey Long led Southern opposition to President Franklin D Roosevelt. He returned to farming and law, and then became governor again (1941–3), but lost favour after demanding that the University of Georgia regents fire a pro-integration dean. He was re-elected governor in 1946, but died before assuming office. |
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