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The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, I

by Ray Hill | Aug 18, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Albert Gore had been in the United States Senate for six years and had to face the voters once again in 1958.  Gore had spent fourteen years in the House of Representatives before challenging Tennessee’s longest serving United States senator, Kenneth D....

Walter Chandler

by Ray Hill | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Walter Chandler enjoyed a long and productive political career, serving as a state legislator, congressman and mayor of Memphis.  Chandler was also a highly successful attorney and was responsible for the Baker vs. Carr lawsuit that guaranteed Americans...

Crump Goes To Congress, V

by Ray Hill | Jul 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill After Congress had adjourned in 1933, Edward Hull Crump, congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, took his wife on a three-month tour of Europe. The Crumps returned on September 26, 1933 and the Congressman stopped off in his Washington office to clear...

Crump Goes To Congress, IV

by Ray Hill | Jul 7, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edward Hull Crump, leader of the Shelby County political machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, had been a strong and early supporter of New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1932. Crump was...

Crump Goes To Congress, III

by Ray Hill | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, undisputed leader of the Shelby County machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, was the primary focus during an especially bitter battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Former governor Malcolm...
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