Herman Eugene Talmadge Sr. (August 9 1913 – March 21 2002) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He served as the 70th Governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S. Senate serving from 1957 until 1981.Talmadge was born in McRae in Telfair County in south central Georgia the only son of Eugene Talmadge who served as Governor of Georgia during much of the 1930s and the 1940s.
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active years end date
1947-03-18, 1955-01-11, 1981-01-03
active years start date
1947-01-14, 1948-11-17
alma mater
University of Georgia
battle
World War II
birth date
1913-08-09
birth place
Georgia (U.S. state), Telfair County Georgia, McRae Georgia, United States
death date
2002-03-21
death place
Georgia (U.S. state), Henry County Georgia, Hampton Georgia
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