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Glenn S. Anderson (b. 1954) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., February
8, 1954.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District; elected 2000.
Member, Jaycees; United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Emerson Brock III (b. 1930) —
also known as Bill Brock —
of Lookout Mountain, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Maryland.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., November
23, 1930.
Son of William E. Brock, Jr. and Myra (Kruesi) Brock.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1963-71; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1977-81; U.S. Trade
Representative, 1981-85; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1985-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1994; co-chairman, U.S.-Canada Partnership
for Growth.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969) —
also known as Frank G. Clement —
of Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn.; Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Dickson, Dickson
County, Tenn., June 2,
1920.
Son of Robert Samuel Clement and Maybelle (Goad) Clement.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1953-59, 1963-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in an automobile
accident, November
4, 1969 (age 49 years, 155
days).
Interment at Dickson
Memorial Gardens, Dickson, Tenn.
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William Prentice Cooper, Jr. (1895-1969) —
also known as Prentice Cooper —
of Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born near Shelbyville, Bedford
County, Tenn., September
28, 1895.
Son of William Prentice Cooper and Argie (Shofner) Cooper.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1933-34; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1937; Governor of
Tennessee, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1940,
1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1946-48; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Theta; Jaycees; Lions.
Died May 18,
1969 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Jenkins
Chapel Cemetery, Bedford County, Tenn.
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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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