John Goodwin Tower (September 29 1925 – April 5 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement on January 3 1985 after which time he was appointed as the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George Herbert Walker Bush’s nominee for Secretary of Defense in 1989 but was rejected by the Senate 53–47.
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active years end date
1985-01-03
active years start date
1981-01-03
alma mater
Southern Methodist University, London School of Economics, Southwestern University, United States Navy Reserve, Beaumont_High_School_(Beaumont_Texas)
battle
World War II, Pacific War
birth date
1925-09-29
birth place
Houston, Texas
death date
1991-04-05
death place
Georgia (U.S. state), Brunswick Georgia
military branch
United States Navy
military rank
Master chief petty officer
order in office
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services
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