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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramPortrait of U.S. Senator Edward J. Gurney
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Born on January 12, 1914 in Portland, Maine. Graduated from Colby College in 1935. Received law degrees from the Harvard Law School in 1938 and Duke Law School in 1948. Enlisted as a private in the United States Army in 1941 and saw action in the European Theater. Served as a member of the U.S. House from January 3, 1963 until January 3, 1969 at which time he became a member of the U.S. Senate serving until his resignation on December 31, 1974. He died on May 14, 1996.
Accompanying note: "Florida's first popularly-elected Republican US Senator."
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