Harlan Mathews

Harlan Mathews
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
January 2, 1993 – December 1, 1994[1]
Appointed byNed McWherter
Preceded byAl Gore
Succeeded byFred Thompson
38th Tennessee State Treasurer
In office
March 31, 1974 – January 17, 1987
GovernorWinfield Dunn
Ray Blanton
Lamar Alexander
Preceded byThomas A. Wiseman, Jr.
Succeeded bySteve Adams
Personal details
Born(1927-01-17)January 17, 1927
Sumiton, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2014(2014-05-09) (aged 87)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeHarpeth Hills Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePat Jones
Children3
Alma materJacksonville State University
Vanderbilt University
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1944–1946
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Harlan Mathews (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was an American politician who was an appointed interim Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 years beginning in 1950.[3]

  1. ^ "States in the Senate".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TNobit20140509 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Langsdon, Phillip (2000). Tennessee: A Political History. Hillsboro Press. ISBN 978-1577361251.
  4. ^ Tennessee Blue Book 1987-1988. Nashville, Tennessee: Secretary of State. 1987. pp. v.

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