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Revision as of 15:43, June 5, 2021
| George D. Aiken | |
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| Former U.S. Senator from Vermont From: January 10, 1941 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Predecessor | Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. |
| Successor | Patrick Leahy |
| Former 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 |
| Former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives From: January 4, 1933 – January 8, 1935 | |
| Predecessor | Edward H. Deavitt |
| Successor | Ernest E. Moore |
| Former State Representative from Vermont From: January 7, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | |
| Predecessor | Robert Goodyear Loomis |
| Successor | William Hinds Darrow |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Beatrice Howard (died 1966) Lola Pierotti |
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 wing of the GOP, 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.