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|death_date=April 5, 1991
|death_date=April 5, 1991
|resting_place=Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Dallas]], Texas
|resting_place=Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Dallas]], Texas
|spouse=(1) Joza Lou Bullington Tower (married 1952-1976, divorced)<br>
|spouse=(1) Joza Lou Bullington Tower (married 1952–1976, divorced)<br>
(2) Lila Burt Cummings Tower (married 1977-1987, divorced)
(2) Lila Burt Cummings Tower (married 1977–1987, divorced)
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|children=Penny Cook (born 1954)<br>
|children=Penny Cook (born 1954)<br>
Marian Tower (1955–1991)<br>
Marian Tower (1955–1991)<br>
Jeanne Cox (born 1956)
Jeanne Cox (born 1956)
|occupation=[[Political science]] [[professor]]<br>
|occupation=[[Political science]] [[professor]]<br>Political consultant
Political consultant
|party=[[Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican]] (switched in 1951)
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (1951)
|office=[[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]]
|office=[[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]]
|term_start=June 15, 1961
|term_start=June 15, 1961
|term_end=January 3, 1985
|term_end=January 3, 1985
|preceded=William A. "Bill" Blakely
|preceded=William A. "Bill" Blakley
|succeeded=[[Phil Gramm]]
|succeeded=[[Phil Gramm]]
|allegiance=[[United States]]
|rank=Master petty chief officer
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|unit=United States Naval Reserve
|serviceyears=1943–1946
|battles=[[World War II]]
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'''John Goodwin Tower''' (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] elected to the [[United States Senate]] from his native [[Texas]] since the era of [[Reconstruction]]. He is also the first member of his party to represent by popular election any state of the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] in the Senate. He held his Senate position from 1961 to 1985.
In his early years, he was [[conservative]] in his voting record; as time passed he turned [[Moderate Republican]].
'''John Goodwin Tower''' (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first [[Republican]] elected to the [[United States Senate]] from his native state of [[Texas]] since the era of [[Reconstruction]]. He is also the first member of his party to represent by popular election any state of the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] in the Senate. He held his position from 1961 to 1985. In his early years, he was [[conservative]] in his voting record; as time passed he became a [[Moderate Republican]].
==Background==
==Background==