Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Fuller Name
- John Goodwin
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1925-09-29
Death Date
- 1991-04-05
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1943
- Affiliation End: 1946
- Organization: United States. Navy
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1948
- Organization: Southwestern University (Georgetown, Tex.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1953
- Organization: Southern Methodist University
Has Affiliation
- Organization: London School of Economics and Political Science
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1951
- Affiliation End: 1960
- Organization: Midwestern University (Wichita Falls, Tex.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 19610615
- Affiliation End: 19850103
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1987
- Organization: United States. President's Special Review Board
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1989
- Organization: United States. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Birth Place
- Houston (Tex.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
politics
government
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Tributes to the honorable John Tower of Texas in the United States Senate, 1984:t.p. (John Tower of Texas, U. S. Senate)
- found: NUCMC data from Sioux City Public Museum for Huff, T.B. Papers, 1907-1968(John G. Tower)
- found: NUCMC file(Tower, John, 1925- ; John Goodwin Tower)
- found: Verification, c1992:t.p. (John G. Tower) jkt. (d. April 1991)
- found: Biog. dir. of the United States Congress, accessed Apr. 16, 2012(Tower, John Goodwin, Senator from Texas; b. Houston, Harris County, Tex., Sept. 29, 1925; educated in the public schools of Houston and Beaumont, Tex.; enlisted in the Navy during the Second World War in 1943, saw action in the Pacific, and was discharged with the rank of seaman first class in 1946; grad. from Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, Tex., 1948, and with a graduate degree from Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, Tex., 1953; attended London School of Economics and Political Science; member of the faculty of Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1951-1960; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate, May 27, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lyndon B. Johnson for the term ending Jan. 3, 1967; reelected in 1966, 1972 and 1978 and served from June 15, 1961, to January 3, 1985; did not seek reelection; chairman, Republican Policy Committee (Ninety-third through Ninety-eighth Congresses), Committee on Armed Services (Ninety-seventh and Ninety-eighth Congresses); appointed a member of the United States arms negotiation team in Geneva, Switzerland, by President Ronald Reagan 1985; chairman, President's Special Review Board (Tower Commission) 1987; appointed Secretary of Defense in 1989 by President George Bush but not confirmed; chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board 1989; was a resident of Dallas, Tex., until his death in a plane crash near Brunswick, Ga., April 5, 1991; interment in Hillcrest Mausoleum, Dallas, Tex.)
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Change Notes
- 1985-01-29: new
- 2013-10-14: revised
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