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| − | Hickenlooper was elected to the Senate in 1944, narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> | + | Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944, narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> |
===Civil rights=== | ===Civil rights=== | ||
Revision as of 04:46, February 19, 2021
| Bourke B. Hickenlooper | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Iowa From: January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969 | |||
| Predecessor | Guy Gillette | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former Governor of Iowa From: January 14, 1943 – January 11, 1945 | |||
| Lieutenant | Ronald D. Blue | ||
| Predecessor | George A. Wilson | ||
| Successor | Harold Hughes | ||
| Former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa From: January 12, 1939 – January 14, 1943 | |||
| Governor | George A. Wilson | ||
| Predecessor | John K. Valentine | ||
| Successor | Robert D. Blue | ||
| Former State Representative from Iowa From: 1934–1937 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Verna Bensch | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service Years | 1918–1819 | ||
| Rank | Second Lieutenant | ||
| Battles/wars | World War I | ||
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971) was an attorney from Iowa who served as the state's lieutenant governor, governor, and senator, previously serving in the lower state legislature. A member of the Republican Party, he was a strong conservative and an ardent anti-Communist who opposed the Senate censure of Joseph McCarthy. Being popular among his constituents, he was known by the nickname "Hick".
U.S. Senate
Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944, narrowly defeating Guy Mark Gillette in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.[1]
Civil rights
Hickenlooper was a strong supporter of civil rights, having backed desegregation efforts and the abolition of the poll tax.[1] He voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957[2] and 1960.[3]
Like Barry Goldwater, Hickenlooper opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 over concerns of increasing federal bureaucracy despite deceitful left-wing attempts to highlight the conservative Republican opposition to the bill as "racist". While he voted against the final passage of the landmark legislation,[4] he voted in favor of invoking cloture to end the filibuster led by Southern Democrats[5] at the urging of Republican Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The First Hickenlooper. fascinatingpolitics.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. MANSFIELD DIRKSEN MOTION THAT THE SENATE INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE SOUTHERN FILIBUSTER.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 2021.
- ↑ Hickenlooper Opposes Closure Till Rights Bill Is Modified More. The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile via senate.gov
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper via Find A Grave