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==U.S. Senate== | ==U.S. Senate== | ||
| − | Part of the [[Moderate Republican]] of the [[Republican Party]], Aiken was liberal on a number of issues and, along with his colleague Ralph Flanders, voted for the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]] in 1954.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> | + | Part of the [[Moderate Republican]] of the [[Republican Party]], Aiken was liberal on a number of issues and, along with his more conservative colleague Ralph Flanders, voted for the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]] in 1954.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:38, June 5, 2021
| George D. Aiken | |
|---|---|
| Former U.S. Senator from Vermont From: January 10, 1941 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Predecessor | Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. |
| Successor | Patrick Leahy |
| Governor of Vermont From: January 7, 1937 – January 9, 1941 | |
| Lieutenant | William H. Wills |
| Predecessor | Charles Manley Smith |
| Successor | William H. Wills |
| Former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont From: January 9, 1935 – January 6, 1937 | |
| Governor | Charles Manley Smith |
| Predecessor | Charles Manley Smith |
| Successor | William H. Wills |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
George David Aiken (August 20, 1892 – November 19, 1984) was a Republican 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.
U.S. Senate
Part of the Moderate Republican of the Republican Party, Aiken was liberal on a number of issues and, along with his more conservative colleague Ralph Flanders, voted for the censure of Joseph McCarthy in 1954.[1]
References
- ↑ S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved June 5, 2021.