biography
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Sparkman, John (Jackson)
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| lived:
| (1899–1985)
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| biography:
| US representative and senator, born in Hartselle, Alabama, USA. A farmer's son and a lawyer, he represented Alabama in Congress (Democrat, 1937–46) before being elected to the Senate (1946–79). A Southern conservative in the matter of civil-rights issues, he was moderate enough to be the Democrat candidate for vice-president (1952), and he chaired the Foreign Relations Committee (1975–9). |
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