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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaLawton Mainor CHILES, Jr.
(1930-1998)
Senate Years of Service:
1971-1989Party: DemocratCHILES, Lawton Mainor,
Jr., (uncle of Kay Hagan), a Senator from Florida; born in
Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., April 3, 1930; attended the Lakeland
public schools; graduated University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.,
1952, and from the law school of the same university in 1955;
served in the United States Army as artillery officer during Korean
Conflict 1953-1954; admitted to the Florida bar in 1955 and
commenced practice in Lakeland; member, Florida house of
representatives 1958-1966; member, Florida State senate 1966-1970;
businessman, banker, and industrial developer; chairman, Florida
Law Revision Commission 1968-1970; elected as a Democrat to the
United States Senate in 1970; reelected in 1976 and again in 1982,
and served from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1989; chairman,
Special Committee on Aging (Ninety-Sixth Congress), Committee on
the Budget (One Hundredth Congress); was not a candidate for
reelection in 1988; elected Governor of Florida in 1990; reelected
Governor in 1994; was not a candidate for reelection in 1998; was a
resident of Tallahassee, Fla., until his death on December 12,
1998; funeral services held at Faith Presbyterian Church in
Tallahassee following a procession from Century, Fla., to
Tallahassee; interment in Roselawn Cemetery.
Bibliography
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; United States.
Congress. Senate. A Memorial Service in Honor of Florida’s
Former Governor and United States Senator: Lawton Chiles, April 3,
1930-December 12, 1998. Washington: GPO, 1999.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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