Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3 1930 – December 12 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Korean War veteran Chiles later returned to Florida for law school and eventually opened his own private practice in 1955. Three years later Chiles entered politics with a successful bid for the Florida House of Representatives in 1958 as a member of Democratic Party. By 1966 Chiles left the Florida House to run for the Florida Senate.
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active years end date
1981-01-03, 1989-01-03, 1998-12-12
active years start date
1971-01-03, 1979-01-03, 1987-01-03, 1991-01-08
alma mater
University of Florida
battle
Korean War
birth date
1930-04-03
birth name
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.
birth place
Polk County Florida, Lakeland Florida
country
United States
death date
1998-12-12
death place
Tallahassee Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion
lieutenant
Buddy MacKay
office
Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget
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