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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeLeonard Ray BLANTON
(1930-1996)
BLANTON, Leonard Ray, a
Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm in Hardin County,
Tenn., April 10, 1930; attended the public schools of Hardin
County; University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S., 1951; in 1954,
with his father and brother, organized the B & B Construction
Co.; in 1964, elected to Tennessee house of representatives from
McNairy and Chester Counties; elected as a Democrat to the
Ninetieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1967-January 3, 1973); was not a candidate for reelection in 1972
but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States
Senate; elected Governor of Tennessee in 1974 and served from
January 18, 1975, until January 17, 1979; was not a candidate for
reelection as Governor in 1978; unsuccessful candidate for
nomination in 1988 to the One Hundred First Congress; died November
22, 1996.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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