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

    Ray Blanton. 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. Though he initiated a number of government reforms and was instrumental in ...

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

    Jun 11, 2021 · Samuel Pettyjohn, a Chattanooga businessman and close friend of Jimmy Hoffa, was fatally shot in 1979 after testifying about a corrupt governor selling prison pardons. The new details reveal that the Blanton administration helped fund the contract murder of Pettyjohn, who cooperated with the FBI and was a key witness in the cash-for-clemency scandal.

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

    Oct 8, 2017 · A biography of Ray Blanton, a three-term congressman and one-term governor of Tennessee who served from 1974 to 1979. Learn about his political career, controversies, achievements, and legacy in the state's history.

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

    Nov 23, 1996 · November 22, 1996 at 7:00 p.m. EST. 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 ...

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  7. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2021/06/10Ex-Tennessee governor Ray Blanton linked to murder of Samuel ...

    Jun 10, 2021 · By Reis Thebault. June 10, 2021 at 4:08 p.m. EDT. Saadiq Pettyjohn, center, son of Samuel Pettyjohn on Wednesday in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Kimberlee Kruesi/AP) The details would be at home in a ...

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  8. 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. He was 66.

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  10. www.nbcwashington.com › news › nationalOusted Tenn. Governor Linked to Decades-Old Contract Murder ...

    Jun 10, 2021 · The scandal ultimately led to the ousting of Democratic Gov. Ray Blanton, who was never indicted in the investigation By Kimberlee Kruesi • Published June 10, 2021 AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi

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