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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr. |
| Address |
Mobile, Alabama , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
July 15, 1924
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| Died | March 28, 2014
(89 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 24, 2016 06:15pm |
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| Info | DENTON, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr., a Senator from Alabama; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 15, 1924; graduated from McGill Institute, Mobile, 1942; attended Spring Hill College, Mobile, 1942-1943; graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1946; completed graduate work at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1964; served in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of rear admiral 1946-1977; shot down, captured, and held prisoner by North Vietnamese for 7 years and 7 months; consultant; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980 for the term commencing January 3, 1981; subsequently appointed by the Governor, January 2, 1981, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Donald W. Stewart for the term ending January 3, 1981; served from January 2, 1981, to January 3, 1987; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1986; founder of Denton Associates, Mobile, Ala.; founder of the National Forum Foundation, Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Williamsburg, Virg.
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