biography
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Tower, John (Goodwin)
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| (1925–91)
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| biography:
| US senator, born in Houston, Texas, USA. He served in the navy during World War 2 and then studied at the London School of Economics. He was the first Republican ever elected to the US Senate from Texas (1961–85). He specialized in defence matters, was chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and chaired the Iran-Contra investigation (1986–7). In 1989 he was nominated for secretary of defence, but his nomination was rejected by the Senate after allegations of alcoholism and womanizing, charges he vigorously denied. He died in an aeroplane crash. |
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