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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.
Jun 11, 2021 · The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation - but three of his aides were. However, questions have lingered about the...
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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Jun 10, 2021 · Cracked cold case links corrupt ex-governor to the murder of a witness who ‘knew too much,’ officials say. By Reis Thebault. June 10, 2021 at 4:08 p.m. EDT. Saadiq Pettyjohn, center, son of ...
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May 15, 2023 · Just five days before inauguration day, Gov. Ray Blanton drove to the capitol around 7 p.m. and pardoned or issued commutations for 52 people, including 26 convicted murderers. FBI agents believed many of them paid cash for their release.
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. He...
Apr 28, 2023 · A Tennessee Waltz: Ray Blanton’s Last Dance features first-hand accounts from the FBI agent, United States attorney, Governor Lamar Alexander, a whistleblower and journalists who worked to uncover the truth and expose those lining their pockets at the expense of justice and public safety.
