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    Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and...
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    Mattie Thurmond Peterson and the couple had three children, including Herman Talmadge. He started his legal career in Montgomery County where he also owned...
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    governor; Melvin E. Thompson, the lieutenant governor-elect; and Herman Talmadge, Eugene Talmadge's son. Eventually a ruling by the Supreme Court of Georgia settled...
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  • Hoke Smith, Joseph Mackey Brown, John M. Slaton and Eugene Talmadge, with Herman Talmadge serving two de facto distinct terms). The longest-serving governors...
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    then elected Talmadge's son, Herman Talmadge, as governor. Arnall refused to resign the office during the controversy, and the younger Talmadge ended up locking...
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    write-in candidates, Eugene Talmadge's son, Herman E. Talmadge and James V. Carmichael. The legislature elected Herman Talmadge as governor; he would hold...
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  • leader, author, socialite, landowner, and businesswoman. As the wife of Herman Talmadge, she served as First Lady of Georgia from 1948 to 1955. Her husband...
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    Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and former Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge ran for reelection to a fifth term, but lost narrowly to Mack Mattingly...
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    Burgwyn Jones, who was a circuit court judge in Turner's home town, and Herman Talmadge, governor of the neighboring state of Georgia. Because of the admission...
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    gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent governor Herman Talmadge won the Democratic primary over Melvin Thompson on June 28 with 49...
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    Russell (along with more than a dozen other southern Senators, including Herman Talmadge and Russell Long) boycotted the 1964 Democratic National Convention...
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    fill the remainder of the term. Herman Talmadge, the son of the winner of the 1946 election, the late Eugene Talmadge, defeated Governor Thompson in the...
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  • Constance Talmadge (1898–1973), American actress, sister of Norma and Natalie Eugene Talmadge (1884–1946), American politician Herman Talmadge (1913–2002)...
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    Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in December 1946. Griffin was elected to a full term in 1950. Griffin was seen as the successor to Governor Herman Talmadge, and he won...
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    Mattingly scored a historic upset, defeating longtime Democratic Senator Herman Talmadge, outpolling Ronald Reagan who lost the state in the presidential election...
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    associated with many politicians of Georgia, like Tom Watson, Herman Talmadge, and Eugene Talmadge, relations that gave rise to new songs like "Tom Watson Special"...
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    took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herman Talmadge was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term in office, winning large...
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    chairman of The Coca-Cola Company for segregationist governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge. As a result, Pepsi's market share as compared to Coca-Cola's shot...
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    election, reportedly serving as an aide-de-camp to candidate Herman Talmadge. Talmadge was seen as the Klan's candidate for the office. When he did win...
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    [citation needed] Incumbent Democrat and former Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge decided to run for re-election to a fifth term, but lost a close race...
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    votes to ensure his son Herman Talmadge would take part. D. Talmadge Bowers was a Republican. On December 21, 1946, Talmadge died before taking office...
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    Ranking Member: Barry Goldwater) Agriculture and Forestry (Chair: Herman Talmadge; Ranking Member: Carl T. Curtis) Environment, Soil Conservation and...
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    vacillated on whether to seek re-election since he faced an opponent, Herman Talmadge, noting to President Eisenhower that "if I retire, I want to stay at...
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    30 years old, he decided to run for the US Senate against incumbent Herman Talmadge. His campaign was underfunded, and he lost, but Jackson won in Atlanta...
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  • interactively with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell Long and Senator Herman Talmadge to draft the historically innovative "fast track trade negotiations"...
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  • Governor Talmadge may refer to: Eugene Talmadge (1884–1946), 67th Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge (1913–2002), 71st Governor of Georgia Nathaniel P...
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    took place on November 5, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herman Talmadge was re-elected to a second consecutive term in office, winning large...
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    governor. In December 1946, Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge died before assuming office. Talmadge's son, Herman, was appointed governor by the State Legislature...
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    defeated Collins by 11 points and won all but five counties. Democrat Herman Talmadge handily won re-election over Republican E. Earl Patton, who won the...
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    the vote, and Grady acquired 15.7% of the vote. Incumbent Democrat Herman Talmadge won re-election to a fourth term over Republican challenger Jerry Johnson...
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