A Senator from Georgia. Born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 20, 1939. Attended Cobb County, Ga. Public schools. Graduated Lees Summit High School, Lees Summit, Mo. Attended Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. , and graduated University of Missouri 1961. Served in the United States Army in Okinawa, Taiwan, and Korea 1962-1964. Businessman. Member, Georgia State Senate 1971-1989. Minority leader 1974-1989. Chairman, southern steering committee for the 1988 George Bush presidential campaign. Director, United States Peace Corps 1989-1991. Elected as a Republican in the November 24, 1992, general election runoff to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 1999. Reelected in 1998, and served from January 3, 1993, until his death due to cerebral hemorrhage on July 18, 2000. Remains were cremated.
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