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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaHerman Eugene TALMADGE
(1913-2002)
Senate Years of Service:
1957-1981Party: DemocratTALMADGE, Herman Eugene, 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.
Bibliography
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; Talmadge, Herman
E., with Mark Royden Winchell. Talmadge: A Political Legacy, A
Politician’s Life. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers,
1987.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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