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William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
16, 1934.
Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm Bureau; National Rifle
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2009.
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James La Fayette Bomar, Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as James L. Bomar, Jr. —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Raus, Bedford
County, Tenn., July 1,
1914.
Son of James L. Bomar and Aetna (Hix) Bomar.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1953-63; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1953-55; member of
Tennessee
state senate, 1947-48, 1963-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Tennessee, 1963-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died June 25,
2001 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tommy Burks (1940-1998) —
of near Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., May 22,
1940.
Son of Walter Fred Burks and Christine Gilliam Burks.
Farmer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1971-78; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1979-98; died in office 1998.
Church
of Christ. Member, Lions;
Farm Bureau.
Shot
and killed in
his pickup
truck by his opponent for re-election, Byron
Low Tax Looper, near Monterey, Cumberland
County, Tenn., October
19, 1998 (age 58 years, 150
days).
Interment at Crestlawn
Memorial Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) —
also known as Harold H. Earthman —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., April 13,
1900.
Son of Vernon King Earthman (1872-1944) and Virginia M. (Henderson)
Earthman (1877-1928).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford
County Judge, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn., February
26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Earl Buford Ellington (1907-1972) —
also known as Buford Ellington —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Holmes
County, Miss., June 27,
1907.
Son of Abner E. Ellington and Cora (Grantham) Ellington.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1959-63, 1967-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died April 3,
1972 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tenn.
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Robert Ashton Everett (1915-1969) —
also known as Robert A. Everett —
of Union City, Obion
County, Tenn.
Born near Union City, Obion
County, Tenn., February
24, 1915.
Son of Charlie Everett and Lelia (Ashton) Everett.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Senator Tom
Stewart, 1946-49, and to Gov. Gordon
Browning, 1950-52; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1958-69; died in
office 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm Bureau.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
26, 1969 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Union City, Tenn.
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Thomas Bacon Fugate (1899-1980) —
also known as Thomas B. Fugate —
of Lee
County, Va.
Born near Tazewell, Claiborne
County, Tenn., April 10,
1899.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1928-30; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1944;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1949-53.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Died in Ewing, Lee
County, Va., September
22, 1980 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Ewing, Va.
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Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Al Gore; "Ozone Man";
"Sundance" —
of Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 31,
1948.
Son of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore (1912-2004).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1977-85 (4th District 1977-83, 6th
District 1983-85); U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1985-93; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1988;
Vice
President of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert
Arnold Gore and Pauline (LaFon) Gore (1912-2004); married, May 19,
1970, to Tipper Aitcheson; second cousin of Mary Benton Gore (who
married Gordon
Evans Dean). See Gore
family of Tennessee. |
| | | Cross-reference: Gore
Vidal |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Al Gore: Earth
in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit
(1993) |
| | | Books about Al Gore: David Maraniss &
Ellen Nakashima, The
Prince of Tennessee : The Rise of Al Gore — Bill
Turque, Inventing
Al Gore: A Biography — Bob Zelnick, Gore
: A Political Life — Joseph Kaufman, The
World According to Al Gore : An A-to-Z Compilation of His Opinions,
Positions, and Public Statements — Alexander Cockburn
& Jeffrey St. Clair, Al
Gore : A User's Manual — Roger Simon, Divided
We Stand : How Al Gore Beat George Bush and Lost the
Presidency — Rebecca Stefoff, Al
Gore : Vice President (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Al Gore: Bill
Sammon, At
Any Cost : How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election —
Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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