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{{Officeholder
|name=Herman Eugene Talmadge
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Katherine Williamson (div.)<br>Betty Shingler (div.)<br>Lynda Cowart Pierce (div.)
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Georgia
|terms=January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981
|preceded=Walter F. George
|status=f
|succeeded=Mack F. Mattingly
}}
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Georgia
|lieutenant=Marvin Griffin
|terms=November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955
|preceded=Melvin E. Thompson
|former=y
|succeeded=Marvin Griffin
}}
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Georgia
|lieutenant=Melvin E. Thompson
|terms=January 15, 1947 – March 18, 1947
|preceded=Ellis Arnall
|former=y
|succeeded=Melvin E. Thompson
}}
}}
'''Herman Eugene Talmadge''' (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's governor and senator. The son of notorious [[white supremacist]] governor Eugene Talmadge, he was known for his fierce opposition to [[civil rights]] as well as his scandals that eventually destroyed his political reputation.
'''Herman Eugene Talmadge''' (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's governor and senator. The son of notorious [[white supremacist]] governor Eugene Talmadge, he was known for his fierce opposition to [[civil rights]] as well as his scandals that eventually destroyed his political reputation.