Charles E. Chamberlain
Charles E. Chamberlain | |
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Milton Robert Carr | |
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| Born | July 22, 1917 Locke Township, Michigan |
| Died | November 25, 2002 (aged 85) Leesburg, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Ernest Chamberlain (July 22, 1917 – November 25, 2002) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in
LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law
in 1949.
During
Michigan State Senate
judiciary committee in 1953 and 1954. He was prosecuting attorney for Ingham County, 1955–1956.
In 1956, Chamberlain defeated incumbent
Milton Robert Carr by 97,666 votes (50.68%) to 95,029 (49.32%) in what was otherwise a strong Republican year in 1972. In 1974 he was succeeded by Carr.[1][2] Chamberlain voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[3] 1960,[4] 1964,[5] and 1968,[6] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[7][8]
Chamberlain died in
congestive heart failure. He is interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan. He had been a member of the American Legion, the Society of the Cincinnati, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Kiwanis
.
References
- ^ Jack Lessenberry (October 24, 2014). "Quietly, a Michigan U.S. House race provides suspense". Toledo Blade. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI District 6 Race - Nov 07, 1972".
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
- ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- United States Congress. "Charles E. Chamberlain (id: C000275)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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