U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Martin College, in 1941 and served during World War II, as a Captain in the US Army Air Corps. After the war, he became a successful owner of a soft-drink bottling plant, plus a florist and nurseryman, (1946-47) and postmaster of Pulaski, Tennessee, (1947-54). In 1955, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1964. He was then as a Democrat to the United States Senate to complete the unexpired term caused by the death of Estes Kefauver and served (1964-67). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was an owner of consulting firm in Washington, D.C., until he retired in 1976.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He graduated from Martin College, in 1941 and served during World War II, as a Captain in the US Army Air Corps. After the war, he became a successful owner of a soft-drink bottling plant, plus a florist and nurseryman, (1946-47) and postmaster of Pulaski, Tennessee, (1947-54). In 1955, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1964. He was then as a Democrat to the United States Senate to complete the unexpired term caused by the death of Estes Kefauver and served (1964-67). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was an owner of consulting firm in Washington, D.C., until he retired in 1976.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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