| LC control no. | n 80002583 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 |
| Variant(s) | Talmadge, Herman Eugene, 1913- |
| See also | Georgia. Governor (1948-1955 : Talmadge) |
| Birth date | 1913-08-09 |
| Death date | 2002-03-21 |
| Place of birth | Telfair County (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Hampton (Ga.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Navy Georgia. Governor Georgia. Governor United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Governors Legislators--United States |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. of Ga. Librs., Russell Libr., Athens for Talmadge, H.E. Papers, 1946-1986 (Herman E. Talmadge; gov. of GA., Jan. 14-March 18, 1947 and Nov. 17, 1948-Jan. 10, 1955) Biog. Direct. of Amer. Congress, 1774-1961 (Talmadge, Herman Eugene; upon the death of his father, Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, he was elected to the governorship by the state legislature in 1947, served 67 days, then vacated the office due to a decision of the state supreme court, elected in Sept. 1948 to fill the unexpired term, reelected in 1950 and served until Jan. 10, 1955) SSDI, June 17, 2006 (Talmadge, Herman Eugene; b. Aug. 9, 1913; d. Mar. 21, 2002; Hampton, Henry Co., Georgia) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, December 6, 2013 (Talmadge, Herman Eugene (1913-2002); a Senator from Georgia; born on a farm near McRae, Telfair County, Ga., August 9, 1913; attended the public schools in McRae; received a law degree from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1936; admitted to the bar in 1936 and commenced the practice of law in Atlanta, Ga.; volunteered for service in the United States Navy in 1941; saw extensive action in the Pacific theater, attained rank of lieutenant commander and was discharged in November 1945; upon the death of his father, Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, was elected to the governorship by the State legislature in 1947; served sixty-seven days, then vacated the office due to a decision of the State supreme court; elected in September 1948 to fill the unexpired term; reelected in 1950 and served until January 1955; farmer; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1956; reelected in 1962, 1968 and 1974 and served from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; denounced by the Senate in 1979 for financial misconduct; chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Ninety-second through Ninety-fifth Congresses), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Hampton, Ga., until his death on March 21, 2002; buried on family farm near Hampton, Ga.) National Governors Association, via WWW, December 6, 2013 (Georgia Governor Herman Eugene Talmadge; son of Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge (1933-1937, 1941-1943) and Georgia's 59th and 61st governor, office dates: January 14, 1947- March 17, 1947, November 17, 1948-January 11, 1955; Talmadge served as the campaign manager for his father's 1946 gubernatorial bid; his father won the election, but passed away before taking office; Herman was then elected by the Georgia Legislature to serve the remainder of his father's unexpired term; however, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled his election was unconstitutional, and Talmadge, having only served 67 days, left office; Melvin Thompson, who was lieutenant governor at the time, assumed the governor's office until a special election could be held; Talmadge won the 1948 special election and served the final two years of his father's term; he was reelected to a second term in 1950) |
| Associated language | eng |
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