Herman E. Talmadge

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Georgia_State_Senate
gptkb:Georgia_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Southern_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1913-08-09
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mc_Rae,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Herman_Talmadge_Jr.
gptkbp:controversy Opposition to desegregation
gptkbp:death_date 2002-03-21
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Tucker,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:election gptkb:1962_United_States_Senate_election
gptkb:1970_United_States_Senate_election
1946 Georgia gubernatorial election
1950 Georgia gubernatorial election
1956 United States Senate election
1976 United States Senate election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herman E. Talmadge
gptkbp:image Herman E. Talmadge.jpg
gptkbp:influence Southern politics
gptkbp:influence_on Georgia politics
gptkbp:involvement Public health initiatives
Agricultural policies
Economic development initiatives
Education policies
Labor relations
Transportation infrastructure projects
State's rights advocacy
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in civil rights era
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Hank Talmadge
gptkbp:notable_work Georgia's education reform
gptkbp:occupation Governor of Georgia
gptkbp:office U. S. Senator from Georgia
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career 1940s-1980s
gptkbp:political_ideology Conservatism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Governor of Georgia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eugene_Talmadge
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:service_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Talmadge
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Marvin_Griffin
gptkb:Sam_Nunn
gptkbp:term_end 1981-01-03
1948-01-12
1955-01-12
gptkbp:term_start 1947-01-15
1950-01-12
1956-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muscogee_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5