Ervin, Samuel James Jr.

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Born: Sep 27, 1896 AD
Died: 1985 AD, at 88 years of age.

Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Politician


1896 - Born on the 27th of September.

1917 - He graduated in the University of North Carolina,United States.

1919 - He was admitted to the Bar before completing law school.

1922 - He graduated in Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

        - He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.

1954 - He was a Democratic United States Senator from North Carolina.

1956 - He signed The Southern Manifesto.

1966 - He played a major role in the defeat of a constitutional amendment to make prayer
           in public schools compulsory.

1972 - He served as a chairman of Senate Government Operations Committee.

1973 - He recorded on CBS records on the LP record.

1974 - He resigned as a United States Senator from North Carolina.

1985 - He died on the 23rd of April.


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