Sam Ervin

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Former U.S. senator

Samuel James Ervin Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. Wikipedia

Born: September 27, 1896, Morganton, NC

Died: April 23, 1985 (age 88 years), Winston-Salem, NC

Party: Democratic Party

Spouse: Margaret Bell Ervin

Books: Preserving the Constitution, Humor of a Country Lawyer, Quotations from Chairman Sam: The Wit and Wisdom of Senator Sam Ervin, and more

Education: Harvard University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Harvard Law School

Children: Samuel James Ervin III