biography
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| lived:
| (1912–95)
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. A Democratic lawyer, he served in the Indiana house (1941–3) and senate (1955–9), becoming Democratic minority leader. As governor (1961–5), he established the Indiana Fair Employment Commission and Youth Training Centres. Joining an Indianapolis law firm afterwards, he also chaired the United States–Canada International Joint Committee (1966–70). |
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