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| − | | name = Edward Eugene "Ed" McAteer, Sr. | + | | name =Edward Eugene "Ed" McAteer, Sr. |
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| | | occupation =[[Business]]man; political activist | | | occupation =[[Business]]man; political activist |
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| − | | party =[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent (politicsw)|Independent]] | + | | party =[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] |
| | | birth_date =July 29, 1926 | | | birth_date =July 29, 1926 |
| | | birth_place =[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], USA | | | birth_place =[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], USA |
| | | death_date =October 6, 2004 | | | death_date =October 6, 2004 |
| | | death_place =East Memphis, Tennessee | | | death_place =East Memphis, Tennessee |
| − | | death_cause = Cancer | + | | death_cause =Cancer |
| | | resting_place =Robertson Cemetery in Memphis | | | resting_place =Robertson Cemetery in Memphis |
| | | residence =East Memphis, Tennessee | | | residence =East Memphis, Tennessee |
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| | | religion =[[Southern Baptist]] | | | religion =[[Southern Baptist]] |
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| | '''Edward Eugene McAteer, Sr.''', known as '''Ed McAteer''' (July 29, 1926 – October 6, 2004), was a [[business]]man from his native [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], who in 1979 founded the Religious Roundtable, a group affiliated with the [[Christian right]] which sought to meld [[conservatives]] of faith into an active role in [[United States|American]] politics. | | '''Edward Eugene McAteer, Sr.''', known as '''Ed McAteer''' (July 29, 1926 – October 6, 2004), was a [[business]]man from his native [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], who in 1979 founded the Religious Roundtable, a group affiliated with the [[Christian right]] which sought to meld [[conservatives]] of faith into an active role in [[United States|American]] politics. |
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