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Ray Blanton (1930-1996) was a Democrat who served as governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979 and as a U.S. representative from 1967 to 1973. He initiated government reforms, brought foreign investment to the state, but also faced scandals over pardons and liquor licenses.
Jun 11, 2021 · Samuel Pettyjohn, a friend of Jimmy Hoffa, was killed after testifying about Blanton's cash-for-clemency scandal. Authorities say Blanton's administration funded the hit and covered up the evidence.
May 15, 2023 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennesseans know Leonard Ray Blanton as the 44th governor of their state from 1975 to 1979. His portrait still hangs in the state house, but most are unaware of the buried history about his tumultuous time in office and the scandal that ended with his unprecedented removal from office.
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Jun 10, 2021 · A federal witness who cooperated with authorities in the cash-for-clemency scandal was killed by a hitman in 1979. Investigators say the Blanton administration paid for the hit and covered up the evidence.
WVLT News sat down with the men and women involved in the first-of-its-kind investigation into former Gov. Ray Blanton and the scandal that stained his administration. The chaotic swearing in of a Tenn. governor and how both sides of the aisle came together
Oct 8, 2017 · 3 minutes to read. 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 ...
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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1979, file photo, Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton appears before a joint session to give his final State of the State message in Nashville before leaving office on Jan. 20.
