Thomas Eagleton

Thomas Eagleton
Official portrait, 1967
United States Senator from Missouri
In office December 28, 1968 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Edward V. Long
Succeeded by	Kit Bond
38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office January 11, 1965 – December 27, 1968
Governor	Warren E. Hearnes
Preceded by	Hilary A. Bush
Succeeded by	William S. Morris
35th Attorney General of Missouri
In office January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965
Governor	John M. Dalton
Preceded by	John M. Dalton
Succeeded by	Norman H. Anderson
Personal details
Born	Thomas Francis Eagleton (1929-09-04)September 4, 1929 St. Louis, Missouri, US
Died	March 4, 2007(2007-03-04) (aged 77) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Barbara Ann Smith ​ (m. 1956)​
Children	2
Education	Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1947–1949

Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered from bouts of depression throughout his life, resulting in several hospitalizations, which were kept secret from the public. When they were revealed, it humiliated the McGovern campaign, and Eagleton was forced to quit the race. He later became adjunct professor of public affairs at Washington University in St. Louis.