Frank Forrester Church III (July 25 1924 – April 7 1984) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party he served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981.Church was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1976 presidential election losing to Jimmy Carter. He is known for heading the Church Committee which investigated abuses in the U.S. intelligence agencies.
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active years end date
1981-01-03
active years start date
1957-01-03, 1979-01-03
alma mater
Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, Juris Doctor, Stanford Law School
battle
World War II
birth date
1924-07-25
birth name
Frank Forrester Church III
birth place
Boise Idaho
child
Forrest Church
country
United States
death date
1984-04-07
death place
Bethesda Maryland
military branch
United States Army
nationality
United States
order in office
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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