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Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government. | Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government. | ||
| − | Purtell voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/ | + | Purtell voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> and opposed measures to weaken the legislation.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s57 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST OBJECTION BY KNOWLAND TO REFERRAL OF BILL TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. REJECTED. (BILL THUS BYPASSED THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s71 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s73 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:04, April 25, 2021
William Arthur Purtell (May 6, 1897 – May 31, 1978) was a Connecticut Republican who served in the United States Senate from the state during the 1950s.
U.S. Senate
Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including Barry Goldwater, Everett Dirksen, Styles Bridges, and Bourke Hickenlooper) who voted against the censure of Joseph McCarthy,[1] a Wisconsin senator who exposed communist infiltration of the United States government.
Purtell voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957[2] and opposed measures to weaken the legislation.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST OBJECTION BY KNOWLAND TO REFERRAL OF BILL TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. REJECTED. (BILL THUS BYPASSED THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE JURY TRIALS IN ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND PROVIDE UNIFORM METHODS FOR SELECTING FEDERAL COURT JURIES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress