biography
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Talmadge, Herman Eugene
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| lived:
| (1913– )
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| biography:
| US senator and governor, born in Telfair, Georgia, USA, the son of Eugene Talmadge (1884–1946). A lawyer, he served as Georgia's governor (Democrat, 1947–55), increasing funding for schools, highways, and hospitals. In the US Senate (1957–81), he opposed civil-rights legislation and supported defence spending, becoming Agriculture and Forestry Committee chair. Charged in 1979 with financial misconduct, he returned to his Georgia law practice. |
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