Sam Ervin
U.S. Congressperson
1896 – 1985
Who was Sam Ervin?
Samuel James "Sam" Ervin, Jr. was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career, Ervin was a legal defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. Unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and especially his investigation in 1972 and 1973 of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation in 1974 of President Richard Nixon.
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- Born
- Sep 27, 1896
Morganton - Also known as
- Sam J. Ervin
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Died
- Apr 23, 1985
Winston-Salem
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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