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    Ray Blanton

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ray_BlantonRay Blanton - Wikipedia

    Leonard Ray Blanton (April 10, 1930 – November 22, 1996) [1] [2] was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979. He also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1967 to 1973.

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    • Nashville Then Notes: Ray Blanton becomes the 44th governor 40 years ago
    • Nashville Then: Inauguration of Gov. Ray Blanton in January 1975
    • Nashville Then: Inauguration of Gov. Ray Blanton in January 1975

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  3. www.cbsnews.com › news › samuel-pettyjohn-19791979 contract murder of federal witness tied to former ...

    Jun 11, 2021 · "Cooperating individuals indicated Alley admitted Pettyjohn was murdered for various reasons including he was a source of cooperation for the FBI in investigations of Gov. Ray Blanton,"...

  4. tennesseeencyclopedia.net › leonard-ray-blantonBlanton, Leonard Ray | Tennessee Encyclopedia

    Oct 8, 2017 · Ray Blanton, three-term congressman and one-term governor, was born in April 1930, in Hardin County and grew up on a farm close to the small town of Adamsville in McNairy County. His “dirt-poor” upbringing in the cotton fields of West Tennessee permanently endowed Blanton with a rough-hewn populist tendency that endeared him to the working ...

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  6. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2021/06/10Ex-Tennessee governor Ray Blanton ... - The Washington Post

    Jun 10, 2021 · Ex-Tennessee governor Ray Blanton linked to murder of Samuel Pettyjohn - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 2 years ago. True Crime. Cracked cold...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 1996/11/23 › usRay Blanton, 66, Ex-Governor Ousted in a Tennessee Scandal

    Nov 23, 1996 · Former Gov. Ray Blanton, ousted from office three days early in a ''cash-for-clemency'' scandal that rocked Tennessee in the late 1970's, died today at Jackson-Madison County Hospital here....

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  9. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localEX-TENN. GOV. RAY BLANTON DIES - The Washington Post

    Nov 23, 1996 · JACKSON, TENN. -- Former Tennessee governor Ray Blanton, 66, who was ousted from office three days early in a "cash-for-clemency" scandal that was one of the biggest in Tennessee history...

  10. www.nga.org › governor › ray-blantonRay Blanton - National Governors Association

    Blanton was removed as governor amid allegations of selling pardons; he was later convicted on charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to sell liquor licenses and served 22 months in prison. He died on November 22, 1996, of kidney disease and is buried in Shiloh, Tennessee.

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