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- Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time of political transition, both in Georgia and nationally.
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Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time of political transition, both in Georgia and nationally.
Aug 12, 2002 · Author Scott E. Buchanan, Columbus State University. Originally published Aug 12, 2002 Last edited Aug 14, 2020. Gubernatorial Years U.S. Senate Career End of a Career. Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954.
Mar 22, 2002 · Former Senator Herman E. Talmadge, an old-fashioned Southern populist who built schools as governor of Georgia and then called for stopping desegregation by closing them, died today at his...
Mar 22, 2002 · Herman E. Talmadge, 88, a Democratic Georgia governor and senator who was among the last political lions of the Deep South to reap national attention for his defiantly segregationist rhetoric...
Herman Talmadge. After his inauguration in 1948, Talmadge enacted Georgia's first sales tax, which helped fund a vast improvement in the state's public education system. Talmadge also helped attract new industry to the state and was an early advocate for the burgeoning timber industry.
Mar 22, 2002 · In the U.S. Senate, Herman Talmadge became a powerhouse in the Southern tradition: Stay there, work hard, gain power, and transfer Yankee wealth south. As Georgia governor between 1948 and 1954 ...
Mar 22, 2002 · WASHINGTON — Herman Talmadge, 88, a Democratic Georgia governor and senator who was among the last political lions of the Deep South to reap national attention for his defiantly segregationist...
