| − | '''George David Aiken''' (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was a farmer, [[horticulture|horticulturist]],<ref>[https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/new-bio-explores-life-sen-george-aiken New Bio Explores Life of Sen. George Aiken]. ''The University of Vermont''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> and [[Moderate Republican]]<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/10/21/the-rockefeller-republicans/ The Rockefeller Republicans]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> from [[Vermont]] who served as the state's lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. senator from the 1930s to the 1970s. He previously represented the town of Putney in the state legislature. | + | '''George David Aiken''' (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was a farmer, [[horticulture|horticulturist]],<ref>[https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/new-bio-explores-life-sen-george-aiken New Bio Explores Life of Sen. George Aiken]. ''The University of Vermont''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> and [[Moderate Republican]]<ref>FascinatingPolitics (October 21, 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/10/21/the-rockefeller-republicans/ The Rockefeller Republicans]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> from [[Vermont]] who served as the state's lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. senator from the 1930s to the 1970s. He previously represented the town of Putney in the state legislature. |
| | Throughout his long political career, Aiken championed rural interests.<ref name=wapo>Smith, J.Y. (November 20, 1984). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1984/11/20/ex-senator-george-aiken-92/d141ca30-7a01-4248-a6f6-1447a8f11a71/ Ex-Senator George Aiken, 92]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> | | Throughout his long political career, Aiken championed rural interests.<ref name=wapo>Smith, J.Y. (November 20, 1984). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1984/11/20/ex-senator-george-aiken-92/d141ca30-7a01-4248-a6f6-1447a8f11a71/ Ex-Senator George Aiken, 92]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> |