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May 9, 2014 · May 9, 2014. Harlan Mathews, the one-time U.S. Senator who spent much of his life behind the curtain of Tennessee state government, died today. He was 87. Doctors recently diagnosed Mathews...
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May 9, 2014 · Harlan Mathews, the one-time U.S. Senator who spent much of his life behind the curtain of Tennessee state government, died today. He was 87. Doctors recently diagnosed Mathews with a brain...
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Harlan Mathews was born January 17, 1927, in Sumiton, Alabama, the son of John William Mathews and Lillian (Young) Mathews. In 1944, after high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served until 1946. Returning to Alabama, he graduated from Jacksonville State College (now Jacksonville State University) with a B.A. degree in 1949.: 404 After grad...
Mathews joined the staff of the governor of Tennessee in 1950, serving governors Gordon Browning, Frank G. Clement and Buford Ellington.From 1961-1971 he served as commissioner of finance and administration. In January 1971, Mathews left the cabinet and entered the private sector for two years, working for Amcon International in Memphis. In 1973, h...
In 1993, Governor Ned McWherter appointed Mathews to the U.S. Senate following the resignation of Al Gore, who resigned to serve as Vice President of the United States. Upon appointing Mathews to the senate, McWherter announced Mathews’ role would be one of caretaker, to allow those who wanted to run for the position to prepare their campaigns. In ...
Mathews died of brain cancer on May 9, 2014, at a hospice in Nashville.He was survived by his wife, Pat, and two sons. A third son, Richard Mathews, preceded him in death.
United States Congress. "Harlan Mathews (id: M000236)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.May 9, 2014 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Harlan Mathews, who was appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Al Gore after he was elected vice president in 1992, died Friday. He was 87.
May 9, 2014 · Harlan Mathews, a longtime state official and right-hand man to a governor, a man who preferred to work behind the scenes but was briefly thrust into the limelight as a U.S. senator, died this...
May 9, 2014 · By The Associated Press. May 9, 2014. Harlan Mathews, who was appointed to the Senate seat that Al Gore vacated after being elected vice president in 1992, died on Friday in Nashville. He was...
May 13, 2014 · 504 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. 154 views 9 years ago. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) pays tribute to the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and longtime Tennessee public official...
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